Imran 2018.
| Study name | World Health Organization 'School Mental Health Manual'‐based training for school teachers in Urban Lahore, Pakistan |
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Country: Pakistan |
| Participants | Schools teachers of grades 1–10 Inclusion criteria: a. all teachers in the participating schools of grades 1–10 of both genders; b. students of 11–16 years old studying in the participating schools whose parents will give informed consent. Exclusion criteria: a. lack of informed consent; b. teachers who are leaving/not planning to be in the school in 3 months’ time; c. teachers who have not been involved in active teaching in last 6 months. Stated purpose: to demonstrate the effectiveness of a teacher training programme based on the WHO‐EMRO Manual of School Mental Health in improving teacher’s mental health literacy as compared to a waiting‐list control group. The secondary objective is to evaluate the effect of the WHO‐EMRO School Mental Health Manual‐based intervention in improving self‐efficacy amongst school teachers. |
| Interventions |
Intervention: World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO‐EMRO) School Mental Health Manual The intervention group will receive a training workshop based on a local adaptation of the WHO‐EMRO School Mental Health Manual. The training will be three 6‐h sessions delivered face‐to‐face over a 2‐week period. Topics to be covered in training workshop are as follows: module 1) Social‐Emotional Childhood Development; module 2) Mental Health Promoting Schools (Promotion and Prevention); module 3) Addressing Student Mental Health Problems in Your Classroom (and when to refer for additional help). Control: Waiting‐list control group (not receiving training during the study period) |
| Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (3 months follow‐up) |
| Starting date | December 2016 Completed (30 November 2018) |
| Contact information | Nazish Imran, nazishimrandr@gmail.com |
| Notes |
Source of funding: not specified Prospective trial registration number: NCT02937714 |