Feasibility Study of Single-session Solution Focused Consultation to Enhance Treatment Engagement
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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: Single-session solution focused consultation, Single-session supportive intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Treatment Engagement. Basic parameters: 21 years — 99 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
- Singapore
- 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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Official title
Improving Mental Health Treatment Engagement of Patients With Comorbid Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Single-Session Solution-Focused Consultation (SSC) in a Community Setting
Overview
This research aims to explore whether a single-session solution-focused consultation (SSC) can increase mental health service engagement among patients with comorbid chronic physical diseases and mental health problems (CPDMHP).
Interventions
- Behavioral Single-session solution focused consultation
In the SSC, the interventionist first sets expectations, explaining that the session is a means of providing short-term support. The interventionist will then praise the participant for agreeing to receive support and introduce the Action Plan, which will guide the session's structure. The interventionist will then work with the participant to (1) identify a specific, modifiable issue they are facing; (2) use the "miracle question" to envision their ideal outcome where the problem is resolved, a - Behavioral Single-session supportive intervention
In the supportive consultation session, the interventionist will allow the participant to decide what they wish to discuss during the session and listen empathetically, validate their feelings and offer reassurance to the patient. The exact wording or questions will vary depending on the client's needs and sharing.
Primary outcome measures
- Treatment Engagement - Uptake [Time frame: Post-intervention (immediate)]
- Treatment engagement - Attendance [Time frame: 2-weeks post-intervention]
- Feasibility - Intervention Completion Rate [Time frame: Post-intervention (immediate)]
- Acceptability - Usefulness of intervention [Time frame: Post-intervention (immediate)]
- Acceptability - Satisfaction with outcome [Time frame: Post-intervention (immediate)]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Perceived agency [Time frame: From baseline to post-intervention (immediate)]
- Hope [Time frame: From baseline to post-intervention (immediate) and two-week post intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. A history of one or more chronic physical diseases based on the Ministry of Health (Singapore) Chronic Disease Management Programme guidelines; 2. A score of 5 or more on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); 3. Not currently engaged in formal mental health service; 4. Conversant in the English language; 5. Receiving treatment in a community healthcare setting
Exclusion Criteria: 1. A history of psychosis, intellectual disability, or pervasive developmental disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Singapore · 1 center
- Renal Health Services — Singapore
Publications
- Tilley JL, Choon JX, Ito S, Khan BA, Griva K, Ang S, Kang-Kwong L, Schleider JL. A single-session consultation to enhance mental health treatment engagement in patients with comorbid physical and mental problems: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2026 Jun 25. doi: 10.1186/s40814-026-01870-2. Online ahead of print. PMID 42351257
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07116655 · IRB-2024-777