Preliminary Efficacy of an mHealth Intervention in West Africa
Recruiting · NCT07276321 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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G-FOCUS
What this trial is about
The investigators are conducting a pilot feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial of a digital intervention for serious mental illness in West Africa. Participants will be recruited from a large psychiatric hospital in Ghana and will be asked to use a digital intervention titled G-FOCUS.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18 years of age or older
- Speaks English
- Outpatient receiving care at Accra Psychiatric Hospital
- Diagnosis of psychosis and are currently symptomatic as assessed by administering the psychosis section of the MINI (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview)
- Owns a mobile device capable of downloading smartphone applications
Exclusion criteria
- Hearing, vision, or motor impairment that would hamper their ability to participate in data collection
- Serious intellectual or developmental disability that would hamper their ability to participate in data collection
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Accra Psychiatric Hospital - Accra, Ghana