Contextualization and Digitalization of WHO's Mental Health Action Gap Intervention Guide Substance Use Disorders Module

Testing a Contextualized and Digitalized WHO's Mental Health Action Gap Intervention Guide Substance Use Disorders Module in Primary Care Settings of Pakistan: A Feasibility Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07386574

Enrollment

300

Registered

2026-02-04

Start date

2025-01-01

Completion date

2026-06-01

Last updated

2026-05-01

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Conditions

Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Brief summary

The aim of study is to: 1. To contextualize, adapt, customize and digitalize WHO's Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (e-mhGAP-IG); Substance Use Disorders Module (SUD module) V 2.0 for primary care settings (PCPs) in Pakistan. 2. To test the feasibility and acceotability of the e-mhGAP-IG (SUD module) training program in a feasibility cluster randomized controlled (cRCT) trial to enable mental health services in primary health care settings in Pakistan. The proposed study includes contextualization, adaptation, customization, and a feasibility cRCT of e-mhGAP-IG (SUD module) V 2.0 by constituting a combination of traditional and technological approaches of eHealth (mHealth, blended learning, and telemedicine) enabling mental health services in primary care settings to be well informed and accessible. This intervention will empower 300 Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) based in Primary Care Units (PCUs) from urban settlements and Basic Health Units (BHUs) from rural settlements in three major cities, Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Interventions

OTHERmhGap IG SUD Module Intervention Training

8 bi-weekly training sessions of e-mhGAP IG SUD Module

OTHERControl

Routine practices or standard of care

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Primary and non-specialized healthcare providers working in the identified health facilities for this study across three targeted cities; willing to give informed consent for participation in this trial.

Exclusion criteria

* Any primary and non-specialized healthcare provider who is not permanently working in the selected health facilities, has no access to a smart mobile phone and/or internet connection; and is uncomfortable using a mobile phone.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Feasibility measures	From enrollement to the end of intervention at 4 weeks	Feasibility will be determined by recruitment and retention rates of participants throughout the study.

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

CONTACTDr Ishrat Yousaf

ishrat.yousaf@cust.edu.pk+92 336 5289293

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 2, 2026