Supporting Patients by Family Education in Psychotic Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age17-27
SponsorUniversity of Alberta
About this trial
Background: A lack of education, resources, and support for family carers of young adults with psychotic illnesses leaves them ill-equipped to support their loved one. Although family support groups exist, few groups offer evidence-based, skills-focused, psychoeducation taught by certified professionals and provided on a public-health level. By equipping families with skills and knowledge, public healthcare harnesses a powerful ally to maintain community stabilization.
Aims: The primary study goal is to implement a psychoeducation intervention for family carers supporting young adults with psychosis to reduce family burden and foster community stabilization of service users.
Methods: A longitudinal pre-post design will be used to assess the long-term effectiveness of the psychoeducation intervention for family carers supporting a young adult with psychosis on service utilization and functional indexes. Nine expert-reviewed, and family peer-informed psychoeducation modules are administered in 2-hour sessions over 9 weeks to family carers.
Conclusion: Presenting the novel approach of an expert-reviewed, peer-informed psychoeducation intervention for family carers, with a focus on knowledge and skill development, the researchers contribute to literature and best practice in patient and family-centered care.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Young adult service user is aged 17-27 at time of recruitment
Young adult service user has had an admission or discharge from an Alberta Health Services or Covenant Health psychiatric unit for psychosis in the Edmonton Zone within previous 12-months
Disqualifiers
Not proficient in English
Young adult service user has NOT had an admission or discharge from an Alberta Health Services or Covenant Health psychiatric unit for psychosis in the Edmonton Zone within previous 12-months
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Supporting Patients by Family Education in Psychotic Illness Group
BehavioralPsychoeducation for families supporting young adults with psychosis.
Treatment groups
113 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Family Psychoeducation Intervention ArmExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Family Burden Interview Schedule
assesses overall burden of the family related to supporting a loved one with addiction and mental health concerns, including the following domains: financial, routines and activities, leisure, relationships, physical health, mental health
Time frame
Baseline-Day 0 (Pre-intervention)2
Family Burden Interview Schedule
assesses overall burden of the family related to supporting a loved one with addiction and mental health concerns, including the following domains: financial, routines and activities, leisure, relationships, physical health, mental health
Time frame
9-Week Follow-Up (Post-Intervention)3
Family Burden Interview Schedule
assesses overall burden of the family related to supporting a loved one with addiction and mental health concerns, including the following domains: financial, routines and activities, leisure, relationships, physical health, mental health
Time frame
6-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention)4
Family Burden Interview Schedule
assesses overall burden of the family related to supporting a loved one with addiction and mental health concerns, including the following domains: financial, routines and activities, leisure, relationships, physical health, mental health
Time frame
24-Month Follow-Up (Post-Intervention)Secondary outcomes
1
Inpatient Readmission Rate
Readmission rate for mental health diagnosis within 30 days of an inpatient discharge
Time frame
12-24 months post-intervention2
Inpatient Readmission Rate
Readmission rate for mental health diagnosis within 30 days of an inpatient discharge
Time frame
12-months pre-intervention3
Inpatient Readmission Rate
Readmission rate for mental health diagnosis within 30 days of an inpatient discharge
Time frame
12-months post-intervention4
Inpatient Admission Frequency
Frequency of hospital admissions for mental health diagnosis
Time frame
12-months pre-interventionSponsors and contacts
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University of Alberta
Lead sponsor
Alberta Health services
Collaborator
Families Supporting Adults with Mental Illness-Alberta
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov