The Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Disorders; Recovery
• Interventions: Behavioral: The Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer program; Other: Control group

• Registration Number: NCT05607875
• Lead Sponsor: National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Brief Summary

Recovery-oriented services are becoming popular in the mental health field. However, recovery-oriented services are still in the beginning stages in Taiwan. Many professionals do not know how to implement recovery-oriented services. More effort should be made to improve mental health services in Taiwan. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer program.

Detailed Description

The study will verify the effectiveness of the Train-the-Trainer program with the cluster randomized controlled trial design. The resesarchers will recruit 10 psychiatric rehabilitation organizations, including 80 mental health professionals and 160 people with mental illness. The professionals of the intervention group will receive a online training and then conduct a 5-month recovery group. The organization-level and service user assessments will be collected to examine the overall outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-23
• Study Start: 2022-11-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-07
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-28
• Study Completion: 2023-08-28
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

Professionals:

1. working in the community psychiatric rehabilitation organizations
2. being willing to participate in the study

People with mental illness

1. having a diagnosis of mental illness
2. living in the community
3. being age 20 yr or older
4. receiving services from the collaborating organizations
5. filling out the scales independently
6. being able to participate in a recovery group and follow the group rules

Exclusion Criteria

• attending another recovery-related group

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The Grow to Recovery train-the-trainer group	The Grow to Recovery Train-the-Trainer program	Professionals of the train-the-trainer group will receive an online training and then conduct a recovery group.
Control group	Control group	Professionals of the control group will not receive training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recovery Self Assessment (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline RSA score at 6 months	The RSA will be used to examine participants' perceptions of the degree to which the organization follows recovery principles. The researchers will collect data from professionals and people with mental illness.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline RSE score at 6 months	The purpose of the 10-item RSE scale is to measure self-esteem.
Recovery-Promoting Competence Scale (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline RPCS score at 1.5 month, and 6 months	The RPCS measures the recovery competence of practitioners and is a self-report scale.
Recovery Attitudes Measure (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline RAM score at 1.5 month, and 6 months	The RAM measures the knowledge and attitudes toward recovery.
Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline MOS-SS score at 6 months	The Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SS) is a multidimensional, self-administered instrument that addresses all five functions of an interpersonal relationship to assess the various functional dimensions of social support, including emotional , informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive interaction (Sherbourne \& Stewart, 1991).
Recovery-Promoting Relationships Scale (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline RPRS score at 6 months	The RPRS measures the recovery competence of practitioners from the perspectives of people with mental illness.
Stages of Recovery Scale (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline SRS score at 6 months	The SRS scale consists of 45 items, with six subscales: the sense of hope, disability management/taking responsibility, regaining autonomy, social functioning/role performance, overall well-being, and willingness to help.
The Hope Scale (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline THS score at 6 months	A 12-item THS scale measures level of sense of hope.
Brief Symptom Rating Scale-50 (change will be assessed)	Change from Baseline BSRS-50 score at 6 months	A BSRS-50 scale comprises 50 items, which best reflect the original ten symptom dimensions and three indices of psychopathology from the SCL-90-R.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Cheng Kung University; 🇨🇳 Tainan, Taiwan