Testing Multi-level Scale-Up Strategies: Ugandan School System
The overall objective of the project is to address the school mental health evidence-based interventions (EBIs) scale-up and sustainability challenges in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) by studying "system level intervention" strategies. The project tests a scale-up model utilizing a two-level train-the-trainer
| Condition(s) | Mental Health |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The overall objective of the project is to address the school mental health evidence-based interventions (EBIs) scale-up and sustainability challenges in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) by studying "system level intervention" strategies. The project tests a scale-up model utilizing a two-level train-the-trainer model to support the expansion of an evidence-based intervention (mWEL -Teacher Professional Development; PD) in one LMIC (Uganda). mWEL-PD is the abbreviation of "Promoting Mental Wellbeing \& Empowering Lives of the School Community". mWEL -PD is a teacher intervention that trains teachers to apply evidence-based strategies to engage parents and to promote student's mental health in classroom, as well as to promote teachers' own mental wellbeing. PD has been adapted and te |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: TTCs and tutors: * 12 TTCs (out of a total 26 TTCs) will be selected. * All tutors will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. * Tutors from each TTC will be recruited and trained in EBI implementation and management Schools: * 10 public schools (5 match pairs, match in size) under each TTC will be selected, and Principals of public schools will be invited to attend information sessions. * All principals will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. PTTs and teachers: * All pre-primary teachers serving students between the ages of 3 and 12 years at the 120 study schools will be eligible to participate. * All teachers will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. Exclusion Criteria: * Inab |
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | NYU Langone Health |
| Locations | Kampala Region, Kampala, Uganda; Nakaseke, Uganda |
| Start date | 2026-03-18 |
| NCT ID | NCT07466563 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07466563 |