Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Recruitment and retention |
To assess feasibility and acceptability data will be collected regarding the number of people approached, engaged, dropped out, completed the intervention |
From start of study until completion of recruitment, approximately 8 months |
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Primary |
Qualitative feedback from clients and therapists about their experiences |
To assess feasibility and acceptability feedback from clients and therapists about the experience of the receiving and/or delivering the intervention will be regularly sought via interview. |
From start of study until completion of intervention, approximately 10 months |
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Primary |
Study resources |
To assess feasibility and acceptability the resources required for the intervention will be recorded (e.g. from training and supervising therapists, to room space, technological kit and support required etc.) as observations. |
From start of study until completion of intervention, approximately 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - mood |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in mood before and after receiving the intervention using the PHQ-8 (a self report questionnaire measure of depression). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - anxiety |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in anxiety before and after receiving the intervention using the GAD-7 (a self report questionnaire measure of generalised anxiety). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - social anxiety 1 |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in social anxiety before and after receiving the intervention using the Social Anxiety and Distress Scale (SADS; a self report questionnaire measure of social anxiety and distress). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - social anxiety 2 |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in social anxiety before and after receiving the intervention using the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation (BFNE; a self report questionnaire measure of fear of negative evaluation in the context of social anxiety). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - paranoid thoughts |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in paranoid thoughts before and after receiving the intervention using the Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (GPTS; a self report questionnaire measure of paranoid thoughts). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - interpersonal sensitivity |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in interpersonal sensitivity before and after receiving the intervention using the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM; a self report questionnaire measure of interpersonal sensitivity). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - symptom related distress |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in symptom related distress before and after receiving the intervention using the CORE-10 (a self report questionnaire measure of symptom related distress). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Pre and post therapy psychometric assessment - loneliness |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, psychometric data will be collected pre and post intervention to assess change in experience of loneliness before and after receiving the intervention using the UCLA Loneliness scale (UCLAL-20; a self report questionnaire measure of interpersonal sensitivity). |
Start and end of each individual intervention at approximately 10-16 week interval, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Progress towards individualized SMART goal |
To assess the potential intervention efficacy, clients will set a SMART goal to work on during therapy. Progress towards achieving this goal will be assessed using scaling questions throughout therapy. |
Start, middle and end of each individual intervention within approximately 10-16 week window, up to 10 months |
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Secondary |
Adverse effects |
To assess for any potential adverse effects of the intervention, e.g. increase in symptoms/ reduction in functioning, clients will be asked to complete a questionnaire assessing this at the end of the intervention or if they drop out from the study. This questionnaire has been co-developed with a peer researcher for the purposes of the study. |
At completion of each intervention or when clients drop out from the study, up to 10 months |
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