Technology-Enabled Collaborative Care for Youth (TECC-Y): A Feasibility Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psychosis
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in patient engagement
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The overall objective is to develop scalable interventions to address the physical health needs of patients affected by early psychosis. The objective of this project is to conduct a feasibility study of a high intensity technology-enabled collaborative care model (CCM) compared to lower intensity self-help modules and email support for early identification and treatment of cardio-metabolic risk factors in youth, ages 16-29, affected by early psychosis.
Investigators
Peter Selby
Deputy Physician-in-Chief- Education|Clinician Scientist|Chief, Medicine in Psychiatry Division|CAMH|
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Ages 16 - 29 years
- •Clinician diagnosis of early psychosis (diagnosed in last 5 years)
- •Prescribed psychiatric medication, stable for 4 weeks
- •Access to telephone or internet through computer or mobile
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to provide consent
- •Unable to understand English
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in patient engagement
Time Frame: Baseline, 6-weeks, 12-weeks, and 24-weeks.
The primary outcome is patient engagement will be defined as participant activation in the program measured via self-report levels of perceived benefit from the program.
Secondary Outcomes
- Healthy Behaviour Change(Baseline, 6-weeks, 12-weeks, and 24-weeks.)