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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201608001738234
Date of registration: 08/08/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Grand Challenges Canada
Public title: Social, Emotional and Economic empowerment thru Knowledge of Group Support Psychotherapy content (SEEK-GSP) Trial
Scientific title: Effectiveness of group support psychotherapy delivered by trained lay health workers to persons with HIV and depression in primary care in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial.
Date of first enrolment: 15/08/2016
Target sample size: 1200
Recruitment status: Other
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1738
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Eligible health centers(clusters) were stratified by district, then randomly assigned (1:1) to experimental and control arms. Randomisation was done by urn randomisation picked by the head of the health center.,Sealed opaque envelopes  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Uganda
Contacts
Name: Paul    Kutyabami
Address:  Makerere University, Pharmacy Building, P.O.BOX 7072 256 Kampala Uganda
Telephone: +256772404970
Email: pkutyabami@med.mak.ac.ug
Affiliation:  Chairperson, School of Health Sciences Research and Ethics Committee
Name: Hellen    Opolot
Address:  Plot 6, Kimera Road, Ntinda, P.O.BOX 6884 256 Kampala Uganda
Telephone: +256414705500
Email: info@uncst.go.ug
Affiliation:  Adminstrative Assistant to Executive Secretary of the UNCST
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
HIV positive
Aged 19 years or older
Met Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) criteria for major depression
Live or work in the villages served by participating lay health worker
Be antidepressant naive.

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with the following conditions will be excluded from the study:

High suicide risk
A severe medical disorder such as pneumonia or active tuberculosis
Psychotic symptoms
Hearing or visual impairment


Age minimum: 19 Year(s)
Age maximum: 80 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Depression
Depression
Intervention(s)
Group support psychotherapy
Group HIV education
Primary Outcome(s)
Major depressive disorder (MDD)
Functioning
Secondary Outcome(s)
Process evaluation outcomes: Acceptability, Contextual influences & Causal mechanisms
Cost-effectiveness
HIV treatment outcomes:Adherence to anti-retroviral therapy(ART) and Viral load
Process evaluation outcomes: Feasibility& Fidelity
Emotional outcomes: Depression,PTSD symptoms,self-esteem
Economic outcomes: Poverty index scores & Disability days
Social outcomes:Alcohol Use & Perceived social support,Coping skills, HIV related stigma, enacted stigma(discrimination)
Secondary ID(s)
SS 5006
TASOREC/17/16-UG-REC-009
SHSREC REF: 2016-019
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Grand Challenges Canada
MQ Transforming Mental Health
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Makerere University
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 15/06/2016
Contact:
Makerere College of Health Sciences School of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee
Status: Approved
Approval date: 27/06/2016
Contact:
Uganda National Council of Science and Technology
Results
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