Scaling up teacher mental health training across Ugandan schools
Official title: TESTING MULTI-LEVEL SCALE-UP STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT A SCHOOL-BASED POPULATION APPROACH OF MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION: UGANDA
Run by NYU Langone Health · NCT07466563 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tests a two-level train-the-trainer approach to expand a teacher mental health program (mWEL-PD) for pre-primary teachers and school staff in selected Ugandan districts.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 1536 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | NYU Langone Health Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Kampala Region, Kampala and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 3, 2026 |
| Main results expected | August 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | March 31, 2029 |
| Registry record updated | July 22, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07466563 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Eligible participants are tutors at selected TTCs, school principals, and pre-primary teachers aged 18–65 who are currently employed in the selected public schools within the TTC service regions.
✕Probably not a fit
Those who are not teaching in the selected schools, are outside the TTC service regions, or cannot provide informed consent would not participate and would not directly benefit from this implementation effort.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The project tests system-level strategies to scale and sustain an evidence-based teacher professional development program (mWEL-PD) that promotes student mental health and teacher wellbeing. A two-level train-the-trainer model will train tutors at teacher training colleges (TTCs) who then support implementation across matched public schools within each TTC service region. Twelve TTCs and 120 public schools (10 per TTC, in matched pairs) are included, with tutors, principals, and pre-primary teachers recruited and trained to deliver and manage the EBI. The approach aims to measure feasibility and sustainability of expanding the intervention across district education systems in Uganda.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could enable many more teachers to use proven classroom strategies, improving teacher wellbeing and student mental health at scale.
How similar studies have gone: The mWEL-PD teacher program has been adapted and previously shown to improve teacher practices, teacher wellbeing, and student mental health in Uganda, but the two-level train-the-trainer scale-up model is more novel compared with prior one-level implementations.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: TTCs and tutors: * 12 TTCs (out of a total 26 TTCs) will be selected. * All tutors will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. * Tutors from each TTC will be recruited and trained in EBI implementation and management Schools: * 10 public schools (5 match pairs, match in size) under each TTC will be selected, and Principals of public schools will be invited to attend information sessions. * All principals will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. PTTs and teachers: * All pre-primary teachers serving students between the ages of 3 and 12 years at the 120 study schools will be eligible to participate. * All teachers will be aged 18-65, and currently employed under the educational system. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Teachers who are not teaching students in the selected schools or not within the TTC service region.
Where it's running
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Uganda Ministry of Education (MOE)/District Education Office (DEO) Schools
Kampala Region, Kampala, Uganda Recruiting -
Ministry of Education (MOE)/District Education Office (DEO)
Nakaseke, Uganda Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Keng-Yen Huang, MPH, PhD — NYU Langone Health
- Study coordinator: Keng-Yen Huang, MPH, PhD
- Email: Keng-yen.huang@nyulangone.org
- Phone: 646-501-2879
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.