Improving the continuity of care in schizophrenia through an intervention delivered via mobile phones and internet: a pilot study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders; ICD-10 Categories F20-F29; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Schizophrenia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15399617
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital Heidelberg Center for Psychotherapy Research

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34886117/ (added 18/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-07-12
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 28 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. ICD-10 Diagnosis Categories F20-F29 (Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders)
2. Inpatient or day hospital treatment at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of General Psychiatry
3. Outpatient follow-up treatment provided by an outpatient provider or the outpatient unit of the Department of General Psychiatry
4. Age: at least 18 years old
5. Sufficient German language skills
6. Mobile phone
7. Access to the Internet
8. Capability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dependence syndrome (except tacacco) in the last 2 years
2. Severe craniocerebral injury
3. Acute psychotic disorder with a duration of less than 4 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Willingness to participate: The proportion of the target population willing to participate in the study<br>2. Adherence: Utilization of HEINS modules and rate of drop-out from the intervention<br>3. Attitudes, expectations, and satisfaction: Attitudes and expectations towards Internet-based interventions at the beginning of participation and satisfaction with HEINS at the end of participation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Feasibility of assessment instruments (questionnaires and interviews)<br>2. Feasibility of procedures and external randomization<br>3. Intervention effects on well-being six months after discharge from hospital (measured with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; PANSS)<br>4. Intervention effects on service utilization within six months after discharge from hospital (measured with the Longitudinal Follow-up Evaluation; LIFE)