Online social therapy to support recovery in youth receiving mental health services

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: First-episode psychosis; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN43182105
• Lead Sponsor: Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34879000/ (added 09/12/2021) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-023-00352-1 (added 16/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-01
• Study Completion: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of a psychotic disorder by a clinician, which can include affective psychosis or non-affective psychoses
2. Receiving specialized services for first-episode psychosis
3. Considered symptomatically stable,as judged by their primary clinicians
4. Capable of interacting on the online platform and participating in focus groups and semi-structured interviews, as judged by their primary clinicians
5. 18 years of age or older
6. Low or at most moderate suicidal risk for the month preceding study entry
7. Able to nominate an emergency contact to be eligible for the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Intellectual disability
2. Hospitalization at the time of recruitment
3. Inability to speak or read English
4. Individuals diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and/or borderline personality disorder
5. Individuals in the acute phase of mania or psychosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability (perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness), assessed by the following:<br>1. Horyzons-Canada Acceptability, Usability, Safety, and Impact Questionnaire (HC-AUSI-Q), a questionnaire and semi-structured interview that includes questions on perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, enjoyment, and safety. This will be assessed at the baseline (initial interview and orientation meeting) and at the 8 week follow-up (Horyzons exit interview)<br>2. Website usage analytics, in terms of frequency, duration and patterns of use over the study duration