Community navigators study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Mental Health, Primary sub-specialty: Study not assigned to a MH Clinical Studies Group; UKCRC code/ Disease: Mental Health/ Unspecified mental disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depression

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10771821
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29061185 protocol 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32469922/ (added 22/04/2021) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33243222/ qualitative results (added 22/04/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-07
• Study Completion: 2018-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

1. Current male and female service users of participating services (Camden and Islington Complex Depression Anxiety and Trauma Team or the Mood Anxiety and Personality Stream of the Barnet Complex Care Team)
2. Aged 18 or over (there is no upper age limit for this study)
3. Service users currently receiving multi-disciplinary support (e.g. care co-ordination and medical input, and access to psychology support) will be prioritised to help explore whether community navigation support is a useful addition within these services

Exclusion Criteria

1. Lacks capacity to consent to participate;
2. Poses a risk of harm to others such that meetings with a researcher or community navigator are not advised by staff from participating clinical services;
3. Is unable to communicate in English;
4. Is currently an inpatient at a mental health or general hospital;
5. Do not meet a threshold level for loneliness on a brief screening questionnaire.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified