NCT03404882

Peer Support Experience for Patients Discharged From Acute Psychiatric Care

Completed NA Last updated 14 April 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Supportive/reminder text messaging plus peer support in Depression in 182 participants. Completed in 1 November 2020.

Timeline

1 June 2019

Primary endpoint
1 November 2020

1 November 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Alberta
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	182
Start date	1 June 2019
Primary completion	1 November 2020
Estimated completion	1 November 2020
Sites	5 locations across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• Supportive/reminder text messaging plus peer support
• Supportive/reminder text messaging
• Peer support only

Conditions studied

• Depression — all drugs for Depression →
• Bipolar Disorder — all drugs for Bipolar Disorder →
• Schizophrenia — all drugs for Schizophrenia →

Sponsor

University of Alberta

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Depression or Bipolar Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The aim of the project is to conduct a four arm randomized controlled pilot trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative peer support program that incorporates leadership training, mentorship, recognition, reward systems and supportive/reminder text messaging for patients discharged from acute (hospital) care. Methods and analysis: This is a prospective, rater-blinded, four arm randomized controlled trial. 180 patients discharged from acute psychiatric care in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be randomized to one of four conditions: treatment as usual follow-up care, enrollment in usual follow-up care plus daily supportive/reminder text messages, enrollment in a peer support system plus daily supportive/reminder text messages or enrollment in a peer support system without daily supportive text messages. Patients in each group will complete evaluation measures (e.g., recovery, general symptomatology, functional outcomes) at baseline, six and twelve weeks \& six and 12 months. Service utilization data and data regarding the experience of the peer support workers will also be collected. Data will be analyzed with descriptive statistics, repeated measures, and correlational analyses. We hypothesize that patients enrolled in the peer support system plus daily supportive/reminder text messages condition will achieve superior outcomes in comparison to other groups. Peer support worker experience will be derived from exploratory data analysis.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Patients' Expectations and Experiences With a Mental Health-Focused Supportive Text Messaging Program: Mixed Methods Evaluation.
   Shalaby R, Vuong W, Eboreime E, Surood S, et al · · 2022 · cited 12× · PMID 35014972 · DOI 10.2196/33438
2. Enhancing peer support experience for patients discharged from acute psychiatric care: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial.
   Urichuk L, Hrabok M, Hay K, Spurvey P, et al · · 2018 · cited 11× · PMID 30121611 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022433
3. Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Measures for Patients Discharged from Acute Psychiatric Care: Four-Arm Peer and Text Messaging Support Controlled Observational Study.
   Shalaby R, Spurvey P, Knox M, Rathwell R, et al · · 2022 · cited 10× · PMID 35409483 · DOI 10.3390/ijerph19073798
4. Recovery Following Peer and Text Messaging Support After Discharge From Acute Psychiatric Care in Edmonton, Alberta: Controlled Observational Study.
   Shalaby R, Hrabok M, Spurvey P, Abou El-Magd RM, et al · · 2021 · cited 10× · PMID 34477565 · DOI 10.2196/27137