Feasibility Study of the Groups for Health Intervention for Adults Accessing Treatment for Depression
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depression
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
- Enrollment
- 29
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility of data collection
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the feasibility of the Groups for Health (G4H) intervention for adults accessing support for depression in the UK. G4H targets improvements in adults' interpersonal functioning in order to reduce feelings of loneliness. The study will adapt the G4H intervention for delivery to adults seeking treatment for depression in the UK and estimate trial parameters (recruitment, retention, missing data and acceptability) of the adapted intervention, prior to a definitive trial. A mixed methods design of interviews and a single group, pre-post study will be employed.
Detailed Description
Background: Loneliness is frequently reported amongst adults with depression. Interventions to reduce loneliness in different populations have shown mixed results. The Groups for Health (G4H) programme has been developed according to the social identity approach within social psychology and has demonstrated preliminary efficacy for reducing loneliness in a proof-of-concept study conducted with Australian student sample. The present study will examine whether G4H can be adapted to suit the needs of a clinical population in the context of UK secondary care services. Objective: Phase 1 - To adapt the G4H intervention for delivery to adults seeking treatment for depression in the UK. Phase 2: To estimate trial parameters (recruitment, retention, missing data and acceptability) of the adapted intervention, prior to a definitive trial; to optimise the adapted intervention for delivery to adults accessing treatment for depression in the UK; to optimise evaluation procedures (candidate outcome measures) Trial configuration: sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Phase 1: one-to-one interviews. Phase 2: Activity 1 (intervention), single group, pre-post study. Activity 2 (interviews): one-to-one interviews. Condition: Depression Interventions: group-based behavioural programme
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Service user participants:
- •Aged 18-65
- •Accessing treatment for depression
- •Loneliness: score 6 or above on the University of California Loneliness Scale (UCLA-3) (Hughes et al., 2004)
- •Able to speak/read English
- •Ability to give informed consent
- •Staff participants:
- •Clinical practitioner with at least 6 months experience of working with people with depression
- •Phase 2 Activity 1: intervention
- •Aged 18-65
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility of data collection
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The overall proportion of survey measures completed by each participant at each of the 2 time points
Feasibility of recruitment
Time Frame: 3 months
The proportion of patients contacted for screening against those who are consented
Patient retention
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The proportion of patients attending all five G4H sessions
Feasibility of enrollment
Time Frame: 3 months
The proportion of patients consented against those enrolled