The Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer Program

Mental Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Development and Efficacy of the Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05607875
• Other study ID #: B-ER-108-428
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 28, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Recovery-oriented services are becoming popular in the mental health field. However, recovery-oriented services are still in the beginning stages in Taiwan. Many professionals do not know how to implement recovery-oriented services. More effort should be made to improve mental health services in Taiwan. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer program.

Description:

The study will verify the effectiveness of the Train-the-Trainer program with the cluster randomized controlled trial design. The resesarchers will recruit 10 psychiatric rehabilitation organizations, including 80 mental health professionals and 160 people with mental illness. The professionals of the intervention group will receive a online training and then conduct a 5-month recovery group. The organization-level and service user assessments will be collected to examine the overall outcomes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 170
• Est. completion date: August 28, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 28, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Professionals:

1. working in the community psychiatric rehabilitation organizations

2. being willing to participate in the study

People with mental illness

1. having a diagnosis of mental illness

2. living in the community

3. being age 20 yr or older

4. receiving services from the collaborating organizations

5. filling out the scales independently

6. being able to participate in a recovery group and follow the group rules

Exclusion Criteria:

• attending another recovery-related group

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Recovery

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer program
Mental health professionals will receive an online training, a trainer manual, a recovery manual (for people with mental illness), and "Pathways to Recovery: A Strengths Recovery Self-help Workbook". The online training includes the concept of recovery, the implementation of recovery-oriented services, and the introduction of the Grow to recovery group. After the training, these professionals will conduct a 5-month Grow to recovery group in their own organization. People with mental illness will attend the Grow to recovery group delivered by mental health professionals who has received the online training.

Other:
• Control group
Mental health professionals will not receive any training. People with mental illness will receive a spiritual book and read by themselves.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Cheng Kung University	Tainan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Qualitative data	The researchers will conduct focus groups with professionals of the intervention group after completing the 5-month recovery group. Those qualitative data will be transcribed and analyzed.	At 6 month
Primary	Recovery Self Assessment (change will be assessed)	The RSA will be used to examine participants' perceptions of the degree to which the organization follows recovery principles. The researchers will collect data from professionals and people with mental illness.	Change from Baseline RSA score at 6 months
Primary	Recovery-Promoting Relationships Scale (change will be assessed)	The RPRS measures the recovery competence of practitioners from the perspectives of people with mental illness.	Change from Baseline RPRS score at 6 months
Primary	Recovery-Promoting Competence Scale (change will be assessed)	The RPCS measures the recovery competence of practitioners and is a self-report scale.	Change from Baseline RPCS score at 1.5 month, and 6 months
Primary	Recovery Attitudes Measure (change will be assessed)	The RAM measures the knowledge and attitudes toward recovery.	Change from Baseline RAM score at 1.5 month, and 6 months
Primary	Stages of Recovery Scale (change will be assessed)	The SRS scale consists of 45 items, with six subscales: the sense of hope, disability management/taking responsibility, regaining autonomy, social functioning/role performance, overall well-being, and willingness to help.	Change from Baseline SRS score at 6 months
Primary	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (change will be assessed)	The purpose of the 10-item RSE scale is to measure self-esteem.	Change from Baseline RSE score at 6 months
Primary	Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (change will be assessed)	The Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SS) is a multidimensional, self-administered instrument that addresses all five functions of an interpersonal relationship to assess the various functional dimensions of social support, including emotional , informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive interaction (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991).	Change from Baseline MOS-SS score at 6 months
Primary	The Hope Scale (change will be assessed)	A 12-item THS scale measures level of sense of hope.	Change from Baseline THS score at 6 months
Primary	Brief Symptom Rating Scale-50 (change will be assessed)	A BSRS-50 scale comprises 50 items, which best reflect the original ten symptom dimensions and three indices of psychopathology from the SCL-90-R.	Change from Baseline BSRS-50 score at 6 months