SPECTROM training for carers to help reduce the overmedication of people with learning disabilities: feasibility of implementatio

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Conditions: Reduction of overmedication in people with intellectual (learning) disabilities.
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Registration Number: ISRCTN71712166

Lead Sponsor: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Ongoing

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

For different work packages (WP), there are different eligibility criteria.
For WP2 randomisation (SPECTROM training), eligibility criteria are below:
1. Support staff, service managers, and PBS trainers working with adults with ID within Social Care provider organisations within a community setting.
2. Service care provider organisations that support adults with ID in a community setting.
3. Service care provider organisations located in England and Wales.

For the WP4 mixed methods process evaluation, eligibility criteria are below:
1. Support staff and service managers who were in the SPECTROM arm of the trial.
2. Support staff and service managers who were in the control/TAU arm of the trial.
3. People with mild to moderate ID with good communication skills who resided in the homes where staff received SPECTROM training and their families.
4. People with ID who can provide informed consent.
5. Adults with ID aged 18 or over.

Exclusion Criteria

Different exclusion criteria for different WPs.
For WP2 randomisation (SPECTROM training), exclusion criteria are below:
1. Support staff, service managers, and PBS trainers working solely with children with ID and/or within a hospital setting.
2. Service care provider organisations that do not support adults with ID.
3. Service care provider organisations located outside England and Wales.

For WP4 mixed methods process evaluation, exclusion criteria are below:
1. People with ID and their families/advocates who were not involved in the SPECTROM project.
2. People with ID who do not have the capacity to consent.
3. Individuals with ID under the age of 18.