2.7 Outcomes
CMD, death, self-harm
ADVERSE EVENTS
The primary outcome was the proportion of participants with symptomatic improvement in CMD in the intervention condition compared to the control condition, measured by the validated Gujarati version of GHQ-12 at a 3-month follow-up. GHQ-12 scores were expressed as both a continuous outcome (with scores ranging from 0 to 12, higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms) [Secondary outcomes include the accuracy of identification of CMD cases by champions and improvement in health-related quality of life using the EQ-5D [Data on serious adverse events (defined as attempted suicide, self-harm, or death by suicide) was collected and reported to the ethical review committee in India (Indian Law Society Ethics Committee) and to the funding organization based on a protocol for reporting adverse events developed by the project team.