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The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership (SHARP) for Mental Health Capacity Building
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Basic implementation package and Enhanced implementation package for Depression. Completed, enrolled 946 participants across 12 sites.
Detailed Summary
This is a 10-site cluster-randomized implementation science trial that compares two clinic-level implementation strategies to facilitate ongoing Ministry of Health efforts to scale up depression treatment within non-communicable diseases clinics in Malawi. Primary outcomes are clinical care indicators measured at the level of the visit (patient screened yes/no; depression treatment initiated if indicated yes/no; depression treatment algorithm followed at follow-up yes/no). Secondary outcomes are patient health outcomes measured at the level of the participant.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The basic implementation package will involve identifying an internal coordinator who is one of the full-time on-site providers at the clinic. The internal coordinator provides mentoring to peers and support to leadership in implementing the treatment program and aligning it with clinic priorities.
The enhanced implementation package will combine the internal coordinator with an external quality assurance committee. This committee will complete quarterly audits at the facility to evaluate compliance with the depression treatment protocol as well as providing high-level support in implementing the treatment program through clinical expertise and limited on-site presence.