Preliminary Efficacy of an mHealth Intervention in West Africa

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Conditions studied: Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder

In brief

We 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 randomized into one of three study conditions: 1) Treatment as usual; 2) FOCUS intervention; 3) G-FOCUS intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07276321

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

150

Starts

2025-11-03

Expected to finish

2027-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18 years of age or older
• Speaks English
• Outpatient receiving care at Accra Psychiatric Hospital
• Diagnosis of Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder
• Owns a mobile device capable of downloading smartphone applications

You may not qualify if…

• 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

• Accra Psychiatric Hospital — Accra, Ghana (enrolling)

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