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.

NCT Number	NCT07386574
Lead Sponsor	Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning Collaborators: Capaital University of Sceince of Technology
Conditions	Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Enrollment	300 participants
Start Date	2025-01-01
Primary Completion	2026-03-15 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-01