Effectiveness of a Mobile Texting Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness

Schizophrenia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of a Mobile Texting Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03062267
• Other study ID #: STUDY00001274
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: University of Washington
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Testing an mHealth mobile interventionist texting program on illness management.

Description:

The ultimate objective is to evaluate a validated mHealth intervention that can be realistically integrated into community mental health settings to increase the availability, reach, and broad impact of illness management approaches for people with serious mental illness (SMI).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 49
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Chart diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder;

2. 18 years or older;

3. A rating of "3" or higher on one of three Patient Activation items;

4. Ownership of a mobile phone with call/text plan (research staff will offer assistance in accessing the Federal Lifeline Assistance Program to people who do not have a mobile phone and/or call/text plan if they are otherwise eligible);

5. Receiving community based treatment services.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hearing, vision, or motor impairment that make it impossible to operate a mobile phone (determined using the individual's device for screening);

2. English reading level below 4th grade (determined using the reading section from the Wide Range Achievement Test - 4th Edition (WRAT-4).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bipolar Disorder
• Depressive Disorder
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Disease
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Psychotic Disorders
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizophrenia

Intervention

Other:
• Mobile Interventionist
A mobile interventionist is a trained clinician who provides supportive messaging through text messages via mobile devices (i.e. basic / smartphones)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Thresholds	Chicago	Illinois
United States	Frontier Behavioral Health	Spokane	Washington

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Satisfaction With Treatment	Assessed with satisfaction items established from previous SMI research. This measure consists of 5 items, each rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree), and total scores range from 5-35. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction with treatment.	3 months
Primary	Psychiatric Symptoms	Assessed with the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS). The PSYRATS inquires about the specific dimensions of hallucinations and delusions. There are 17 items and each item is rated from 0 (absent) to 4 (severe). The PSYRATS has 2 subscales: the auditory hallucinations subscale (AHS) consisting of 11 items, and the delusions subscale (DS) consisting of 6 items. These subscale scores are added to create a total score ranging from 0-68. Higher scores indicate worse symptoms.	Change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months
Primary	Psychiatric Symptoms	Assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The Beck Depression Inventory is a psychometric test for measuring the severity of depression. There are 21 items, each rated from 0-3, and total scores range from 0-63. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.	Change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Recovery	Assessed with the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS). This scale measures mental health recovery. There are 24 items, each rated from 1 (disagree) to 5 (agree), and total scores range from 24-120. Higher scores indicate better recovery.	Change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months