Support to Patients and Families
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- The outcome, patient relapse, will be assessed for the patients in the intervention group and control group by estimating the size of the intervention's effect on relapse rate.
研究概览
简要总结
This study will assess the feasibility of using the internet and in-home computers to provide advice from health care professionals, social support, and health information to people with schizophrenia and their families.
详细描述
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of using the World Wide Web (Web) and in-home computers to provide patients suffering from schizophrenia and their families advice from health care professionals, social support, and information.
The purposes of this intervention are to improve: 1) the availability, convenience and use of needed mental health services; 2) family support for their ill family members; and 3) patient and family outcomes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 盲法
- Double
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 55 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of schizophrenia Able to speak and read English Regular contact with a family member
排除标准
- •Enrolled in another study
结局指标
主要结局
The outcome, patient relapse, will be assessed for the patients in the intervention group and control group by estimating the size of the intervention's effect on relapse rate.
次要结局
- For the primary caregiver, the distribution of the psychological distress measure will be examined and transformation will be made if necessary for further analysis.