"Recovery 4 US" - A Photovoice-based Social Media Program

Loneliness Clinical Trial

— R4US  

Official title:

"Recovery 4 US" - A Photovoice-based Social Media Program to Enhance the Recovery and Community Participation of Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03266614
• Other study ID #: 4458
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 7, 2017
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: November 2018
• Source: Boston University Charles River Campus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a randomized trial evaluating "Recovery 4 US", a social media program aimed at the enhancement of community participation and overall recovery of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.This innovative e-mental health program integrates Internet and mobile technologies and is designed to be a self-sustaining recovery-oriented virtual community for individuals living with a disabling mental illness based on the principles of Photovoice.

Description:

This study is a randomized trial evaluating "Recovery 4 US", a social media program aimed at the enhancement of community participation and overall recovery of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.This innovative e-mental health program integrates Internet and mobile technologies and is designed to be a self-sustaining recovery-oriented virtual community for individuals living with a disabling mental illness based on the principles of Photovoice.

The "Recovery 4 US" program which includes a mobile phone application and a password protected website, has three main components: 1) receipt of daily hope-inspiring message, paired with a corresponding visual image; 2) creation and viewing of recovery-oriented Photovoice works; and 3) opportunity to attend community events initiated by members of the "Recovery 4 US" community.

The benefits of the "Recovery 4 US" program will be evaluated through a randomized trial with n=60 participants. The study will take place at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Participants will be randomized to the experimental group (provided with a smartphone and access to "Recovery 4 US" application and website) or the control group (provided with a smartphone but without access to the "Recovery 4 US" app or website). We anticipate participation in the program will be associated with reduced loneliness, increased hopefulness, community participation, and overall recovery.

The recruitment goal for this study was amended to n=70.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 68
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• are 18 or older

• have been recipients of services at the BU CPR Recovery Center due to having a DSM-V diagnosis of mental illness, including dual diagnosis (dual diagnosis refers to co-occurring mental illness and alcohol/ substance use disorder) as indicated in their records

• are interested in participating in a social media program

• are fluent in English

• have a basic ability to use a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to give full and knowing consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Loneliness
• Mental Disorders
• Mental Illness
• Social Isolation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Recovery 4 Us
R4US is a social media program aimed at the enhancement of community participation and overall recovery of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Boston University Charles River Campus

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	UCLA Loneliness Scale	A 20-item 4-point Likert-type scale, widely used measure of loneliness and social isolation with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from .89 to .94	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
Secondary	Herth Hope Index	12 item 4-point Likert type scale measuring the level of generalized hopefulness of the individual; the reported Cronbach's alpha coefficient of internal consistency of the scale is .97	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale	10-item 5-point Likert-type scale self-report measure of the level of stress experienced at a given point of time. It was designed to capture how unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloaded respondents find their lives based on their capacity to cope with stress. Reported internal consistency coefficients for the scale ranged between 0.90 and 0.92	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
Secondary	Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Community Participation	Consists of objective and subjective measures of community belonging, inclusion and participation	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
Secondary	Recovery Assessment Scale	24-item 5-point Likert rating scale assessing the level of overall recovery among people with psychiatric disabilities.	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months
Secondary	BASIS-R	measures: mood disturbances, anxiety, interpersonal and role functioning, daily living skills, psychotic symptoms, impulsivity and substance use on a scale from no difficulty to extreme difficulty.	Change from Baseline to 3 months to 6 months