Training of Mental Health ProfessionalsNCT07082010
Measurement-Based Peer Supervision App for Non-Specialist Providers
A study testing MBPS App in people with Training of Mental Health Professionals and Training of Frontline Health Workers, run by Dimagi Inc. at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of a scalable digital solution designed to help train and support the work of non-specialist providers (NSPs), such as community health workers, to deliver therapy to individuals with anxiety and/or depression. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Training of Mental Health Professionals, Training of Frontline Health Workers
- What is being tested?
- MBPS App
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 55 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 15 May 2025to Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 18 years of age or older;
- English-speaking; and
- Completed EMPOWER Behavioral Activation training
Who cannot join
- Unable to participate in virtual meetings
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: A Novel Digital Platform for Measurement-based Peer Supervision of Non-specialist Providers Conducting Brief Psychological Interventions
The goal of this project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of a scalable digital solution designed to help train and support the work of non-specialist providers (NSPs), such as community health workers, to deliver therapy to individuals with anxiety and/or depression. The main questions this project aims to answer are:
- Can a digital tool help NSPs feel more confident in counseling patients?
- How can a digital tool be designed to optimally support the work of NSPs?
Read the detailed description
There is a critical shortage of mental health specialists (i.e., psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed mental health counselors) and a growing mental health crisis in the US. Task sharing, whereby highly qualified health workers share specific tasks non-specialist providers (NSPs) with less training and fewer qualifications in order to make more efficient use of the available human resources, is an approach that can scale and address unmet mental health needs, particularly in hard-to-reach communities with limited to no access to specialist care. The investigators propose a comprehensive solution to support a task sharing approach for delivering high quality brief psychosocial interventions. Our proposed digital platform is designed to support measurement-based peer supervision (MBPS), which includes the ability for NSPs to record therapy sessions, rate them using a validated quality scale, and review ratings safely and securely with peers in moderated group discussions. The investigators developed and successfully demonstrated acceptability, usability, and potential feasibility of digitally-enabled MBPS to support NSP performance and quality of care in Phase I. The goal of this Phase II project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of this digitally-enabled MBPS tool with NSPs working directly in communities. The investigators will address this goal with three specific aims.
In Aim 1, the investigators will build an enhanced version of the digital platform based on Phase I feedback and direct input from NSPs.
In Aim 2, the investigators will conduct a mixed methods evaluation of digitally-enabled MBPS with 50 target end users, i.e., NSPs recruited from a large health system in Texas and recently trained in behavioral activation. During this period, NSPs will engage in mock sessions with standardized patients. Primary outcomes of interest will be NSP session quality in delivering behavioral activation therapy and counselor self-efficacy.
Results of this Phase II work can provide important insights to guide the implementation and scaling of effective delivery of psychosocial interventions and program quality improvement, with the long-term goal of improving mental health outcomes in hard-to-reach communities that can benefit the most from NSP-led support.
- Being tested
- MBPS App
- Keywords
- anxiety, depression, behavioral activation, task-sharing, community health workers, digital health
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
MBPS AppDevice
A MBPS web application designed and built on a customizable case management platform (CommCare) to support non-specialist providers will be used by study participants for approximately 3 months.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| MBPS App | Experimental | Study participants (i.e., non-specialist providers) will use a web application to support measurement-based peer supervision (MBPS) activities (e.g., rating and reviewing therapy sessions) performed with standardized patients in mock scenarios Receives: Device: MBPS App |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Behavioral Activation (BA) Quality over Sessions
The BA Quality Scale for Healthy Activity Program score will be used to assess differences in BA quality over 3 sessions as scored by self and peer based on review of recordings. The BA Quality Scale ranges from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating higher quality.
Measured: 12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed every 4 weeks)
Change in Self-Efficacy
The Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale (SE-12) will be used to assess change in self-efficacy before and after the intervention. The scale ranges from 0 to 120 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
Measured: 12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed at Baseline and Endline)
Secondary outcomes (2)
System Usability
The Positive System Usability Scale (SUS) will be assessed at the end of the intervention period to assess perceived usability of the intervention. The scale ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher usability.
Measured: End of 12 weeks, at study completion
System User Satisfaction
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) will be used to assess user satisfaction with the intervention. The NPS is 1 item with a score ranging from -100 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher user satisfaction.
Measured: End of 12 weeks, at study completion
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jul 2025
- Study start15 May 2025
- Primary completionJul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Training of Mental Health ProfessionalsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 55 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dimagi Inc.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM), Baylor Scott and White Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Yun Xian Ho, PhD, Principal investigator, Dimagi Inc.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07082010
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- R44MH130305
- Other IDs
- 2R44MH130305-02
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 14 May 2025
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: There is currently no plan to share individual participant data; results will ll be reported in aggregate.
Publications
Poudyal A, Lewis DM, Taha S, Martinez AJ, Magoun L, Ho YX, Carmio N, Naslund JA, Sanchez K, Lesh N, Patel V. Designing an App to Support Measurement-Based Peer Supervision of Frontline Health Workers Delivering Brief Psychosocial Interventions in Texas: Multimethod Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Mar 11;8:e55205. doi: 10.2196/55205.
PubMed 38466971
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Novel Digital Platform for Measurement-based Peer Supervision of Non-specialist Providers Conducting Brief Psychological Interventions
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07082010
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- R44MH130305
- Keywords
- anxiety, depression, behavioral activation, task-sharing, community health workers, digital health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 55 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Dimagi Inc.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM), Baylor Scott and White Health
- Study start
- 15 May 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of a scalable digital solution designed to help train and support the work of non-specialist providers (NSPs), such as community health workers, to deliver therapy to individuals with anxiety and/or depression. The main questions this project aims to answer are:
- Can a digital tool help NSPs feel more confident in counseling patients?
- How can a digital tool be designed to optimally support the work of NSPs?
Detailed description
There is a critical shortage of mental health specialists (i.e., psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed mental health counselors) and a growing mental health crisis in the US. Task sharing, whereby highly qualified health workers share specific tasks non-specialist providers (NSPs) with less training and fewer qualifications in order to make more efficient use of the available human resources, is an approach that can scale and address unmet mental health needs, particularly in hard-to-reach communities with limited to no access to specialist care. The investigators propose a comprehensive solution to support a task sharing approach for delivering high quality brief psychosocial interventions. Our proposed digital platform is designed to support measurement-based peer supervision (MBPS), which includes the ability for NSPs to record therapy sessions, rate them using a validated quality scale, and review ratings safely and securely with peers in moderated group discussions. The investigators developed and successfully demonstrated acceptability, usability, and potential feasibility of digitally-enabled MBPS to support NSP performance and quality of care in Phase I. The goal of this Phase II project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of this digitally-enabled MBPS tool with NSPs working directly in communities. The investigators will address this goal with three specific aims.
In Aim 1, the investigators will build an enhanced version of the digital platform based on Phase I feedback and direct input from NSPs.
In Aim 2, the investigators will conduct a mixed methods evaluation of digitally-enabled MBPS with 50 target end users, i.e., NSPs recruited from a large health system in Texas and recently trained in behavioral activation. During this period, NSPs will engage in mock sessions with standardized patients. Primary outcomes of interest will be NSP session quality in delivering behavioral activation therapy and counselor self-efficacy.
Results of this Phase II work can provide important insights to guide the implementation and scaling of effective delivery of psychosocial interventions and program quality improvement, with the long-term goal of improving mental health outcomes in hard-to-reach communities that can benefit the most from NSP-led support.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| MBPS App | Experimental | Device: MBPS AppStudy participants (i.e., non-specialist providers) will use a web application to support measurement-based peer supervision (MBPS) activities (e.g., rating and reviewing therapy sessions) performed with standardized patients in mock scenarios |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 18 years of age or older;
- English-speaking; and
- Completed EMPOWER Behavioral Activation training
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Unable to participate in virtual meetings
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| MBPS AppA MBPS web application designed and built on a customizable case management platform (CommCare) to support non-specialist providers will be used by study participants for approximately 3 months. | Device | MBPS App |
Primary outcome
Change in Behavioral Activation (BA) Quality over Sessions
Time frame: 12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed every 4 weeks)
The BA Quality Scale for Healthy Activity Program score will be used to assess differences in BA quality over 3 sessions as scored by self and peer based on review of recordings. The BA Quality Scale ranges from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating higher quality.
Change in Self-Efficacy
Time frame: 12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed at Baseline and Endline)
The Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale (SE-12) will be used to assess change in self-efficacy before and after the intervention. The scale ranges from 0 to 120 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
2 secondary outcomes
System Usability
Time frame: End of 12 weeks, at study completion
System User Satisfaction
Time frame: End of 12 weeks, at study completion
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Apr 2026.
- Background: PubMed 38466971Poudyal A, Lewis DM, Taha S, Martinez AJ, Magoun L, Ho YX, Carmio N, Naslund JA, Sanchez K, Lesh N, Patel V. Designing an App to Support Measurement-Based Peer Supervision of Frontline Health Workers Delivering Brief Psychosocial Interventions in Texas: Multimethod Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Mar 11;8:e55205. doi: 10.2196/55205.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. There is currently no plan to share individual participant data; results will ll be reported in aggregate.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Yun Xian Ho, PhD principal investigator
Dimagi Inc.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing MBPS App in people with Training of Mental Health Professionals and Training of Frontline Health Workers, run by Dimagi Inc. at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Behavioral Activation (BA) Quality over Sessions (time frame: 12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed every 4 weeks)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07082010, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Apr 2026.