Piloting and Evaluation of a Group Intervention for People With Psychosis Designed to Boost Access and Usage of ICT

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Serious Mental Illness

• Registration Number: NCT07025499
• Lead Sponsor: McMaster University

Brief Summary

Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources and tools to support their recovery. Participants will keep their provided devices upon conclusion of the group sessions. Participants will complete quantitative outcome measures at the start and end of the group intervention. Participants will be invited to attend a semi-structured interview one month after the completion of the group about their experiences with the program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-17
• Study Start: 2025-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-08-31
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Specific inclusion criteria for participants in this study will include being diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, living in the Hamilton area, ability to communicate in English, and having more than one episode of psychosis. Every effort will be made to recruit participants from study with HiREB approvals #17367 and #18549, as indicated in that study's previous consent form, for those that have consented to be contacted for future research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion criteria include currently experiencing an acute psychotic episode or medical condition that would render them incapable of meaningfully participating in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative interviews	From end of group intervention to 3 months	The primary outcome is what participants will share regarding their experiences with the group intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	From enrolment to end of 7-week group	Participants will write 1-3 goals regarding their access and use of technology, and rate their importance, satisfaction, and performance with these goals.
The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS)	From enrolment to end of 7 week group	Participants will rate their technology usage and attitudes towards technology

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada