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NCT Number: NCT07386574

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Basic Health Unit

Karachi, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

mhGap IG SUD Module Intervention Training

Other

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

Control

Other

Routine practices or standard of care

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility measures

    Time frame: From enrollement to the end of intervention at 4 weeks

    Feasibility will be determined by recruitment and retention rates of participants throughout the study.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

Other

Collaborators

  • Capaital University of Sceince of Technology

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 4, 2026
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2026

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