Piloting and Evaluation of a Group Intervention for People With Psychosis Designed to Boost Access and Usage of ICT
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Group ICT Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Serious Mental Illness. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Canada
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources and tools to support their recovery. Participants will keep their provided devices upon conclusion of the group sessions. Participants will complete quantitative outcome measures at the start and end of the group intervention. Participants will be invited to attend a semi-structured interview one month after the completion of the group about their experiences with the program.
Interventions
- Behavioral Group ICT Intervention
Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources
Primary outcome measures
- Qualitative interviews [Time frame: From end of group intervention to 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) [Time frame: From enrolment to end of 7-week group]
- The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS) [Time frame: From enrolment to end of 7 week group]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Specific inclusion criteria for participants in this study will include being diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, living in the Hamilton area, ability to communicate in English, and having more than one episode of psychosis. Every effort will be made to recruit participants from study with HiREB approvals #17367 and #18549, as indicated in that study's previous consent form, for those that have consented to be contacted for future research.
Exclusion criteria
- Exclusion criteria include currently experiencing an acute psychotic episode or medical condition that would render them incapable of meaningfully participating in the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Canada · 1 center
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton — Hamilton
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07025499 · 18839