Status:

COMPLETED

Peer-delivered and Technology-Assisted Integrated Illness Management and Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Harvard University

Vinfen

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Adults with serious mental illness (SMI) are disproportionately affected by medical comorbidity, earlier onset of disease, and 10 to 25 years reduced life expectancy compared to the general population...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Consumer Inclusion Criteria
  • Consumer eligibility includes the following:
  • (1) participants will be adults age 18 or older who have a chart DSM-V Axis I diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, persistent major depressive disorder (diagnosis will be verified using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview);
  • (2) have been enrolled in treatment for at least 3 months;
  • (3) a chart diagnosis of a medical diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
  • (4) speak and read English; and
  • (5) voluntary informed consent for participation in the study by the participant.
  • Consumer Exclusion Criteria
  • Consumer participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
  • (1) chart diagnosis of dementia or documented cognitive impairment as indicated by the Mini Mental State Examination score \<24;
  • (2) major visual, hearing, or motor impairment (measured by potential participants' ability to use a smartphone);
  • (3) currently residing in a nursing home;
  • (4) terminal illness expected to result of death of participant within one year; or
  • (5) consumers with two or more emergency room or hospitalizations in the last 6 months or as determined by the clinical team to be psychiatrically or medically unstable;
  • Peer Inclusion Criteria
  • Peer eligibility includes the following:
  • (1) Massachusetts certified peer specialist (i.e., to qualify to be a Massachusetts certified peer specialist a person must self-report any mental health diagnosis, be in active treatment, and complete an 80 hour training that includes classes, small group activities, and homework on fundamentals of peer support, cross-cultural partnering, and human experience language. All certified peer specialists must pass a written examination);
  • (2) a clinical history of improved psychiatric and medical self-management in the past 6 months;
  • (3) speak and read English;
  • (4) willing to use technology to deliver an intervention;
  • (5) must provide voluntary informed consent for participation in the study; and
  • (6) have worked as a certified peer specialist with people with SMI for 1+ years.
  • Peer Exclusion Criteria
  • Peer participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
  • (1) chart diagnosis of dementia or documented cognitive impairment as indicated by the Mini Mental State Examination score \<24;
  • (2) major visual, hearing, or motor impairment (measured by potential participants' ability to use a tablet); and
  • (3) certified peer specialists with two or more emergency room or hospitalizations in the last 6 months or as determined by the clinical team to be psychiatrically or medically unstable.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 1 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04481737

    Start Date

    February 1 2021

    End Date

    January 1 2024

    Last Update

    January 24 2024

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    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02141

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