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Coach-supported versus self-guided digital training course for a problem-solving psychological intervention for nonspecialists: protocol for a pre-post nested randomized controlled trial

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posted on 2023-08-07, 09:16 authored by Sonal Mathur, Helen A Weiss, Melissa Neuman, Andy FieldAndy Field, Baptiste Leurent, Tejaswi Shetty, James E J, Pooja Nair, Rhea Mathews, Kanika Malik, Daniel Michelson, Vikram Patel
Background: Psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialists can be effective at reducing common adolescent mental health problems in low-resource settings. However, there is a lack of evidence on resource-efficient methods for building capacity to deliver these interventions. Objective: This study will evaluate the effects of a digital training course, delivered in a self-guided format or with coaching, on non-specialists’ competency to deliver a problem-solving intervention intended for adolescents with common mental health problems in India. Methods: We will conduct a pre-post study with a nested parallel, two-arm, individually randomised controlled trial. The study aims to recruit 262 participants, randomised 1:1 to receive either a self-guided digital training course or a digital training course with weekly individualised coaching provided remotely by telephone. In both arms, the digital training will be accessed over 4-6 weeks. Participants will be non-specialists (i.e., without prior practice-based training in psychological therapies) recruited from among university students and affiliates of non-governmental organisations in Delhi and Mumbai, India. Results: Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and six weeks post-randomisation using a knowledge-based competency measure that incorporates a multiple-choice quiz format. The primary hypothesis is that the digital training course (irrespective of coaching) improves knowledge-based competency scores. The secondary hypothesis is that provision of coaching alongside the digital training course will have an incremental effect on competency scores. Conclusions: The study will address an evidence gap on the effectiveness of training methods for non-specialist providers of adolescent mental health interventions in low-resource settings. The findings will be used to support wider efforts to scale up evidence-based mental health interventions for young people Clinical Trial: The study was registered on 11th March 2022 at www. clinicaltrials.gov, NCT05290142.

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JMIR Research Protocols

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1929-0748

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JMIR Publications Inc.

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12

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  • Psychology Publications

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2023-02-24

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2023-05-04

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2023-02-23

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