An interventional study of TechCare in Feasibility Studies, sponsored by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 35 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-12.
Sponsored by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
The aim of the project is to conduct a feasibility study of the mobile phone application "TechCare" for individuals with psychosis in the North West of England.
This feasibility study will follow the NIHR guidance on feasibility study design (NIHR, 2014) and will consist of both qualitative and quantitative components. The study will run across three strands as follows 1) Qualitative work \& Systematic review 2) Test run and Intervention refinement 3) Feasibility trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
Other: TechCare
The TechCare software is being developed specifically for use on a touch screen mobile phone. The mobile application will alert participants through notifications and ask a number of questions. Based on participant responses the app will provide a CBT based response to individuals or the service users preferred multimedia such as music, images and videos.
Feasibility and Acceptability
We will measure feasibility and acceptability by exploring whether appropriate individuals can be identified and recruited to an open trial of TechCare; whether TechCare is an acceptable intervention for individuals with psychosis and what measures will be important for assessing the impact of TechCare on delusions and low mood in psychosis.
Time frame: 36 months
Psychopathology on The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
The 30- item PANSS, is a clinician administered 30 item semi structured interview which provides balanced representation of positive symptoms and negative symptoms and gauges their relationship to one another and to global/general psychopathology
Time frame: 24 months
Psychopathology on The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS)
The PSYRATS is a semi-structured interview measuring dimensions of delusions and hallucinations.
Time frame: 24 months
Satisfaction with CBT therapy on the CHoice of Outcome In Cbt for psychosEs
This is an outcome measure which reflects the aims of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis and the priorities of service users.
Time frame: 24 months
Mental wellbeing on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well Being Scale (WEMWBS)
The WEMWBS is a measure of mental wellbeing which focuses entirely on positive aspects of mental health.
Time frame: 24 months
Measure of core beliefs regarding self and others on the Brief Core Schema Scale
This is a 24 item measure of core beliefs regarding self and others. It is a nine item scale which allows for the quantitative and subjective dimension of depression in schizophrenia.
Time frame: 24 months
Depression on the Calgary depression scale
The CDS was developed to measure the level of depression in schizophrenia. It is a nine item scale which allows for the quantitative and subjective dimension of depression in schizophrenia.
Time frame: 24 months
Work and social functioning on The Work and Social Adjustment Scale
This is a five item measure of perceived impairment in five areas: work, home management, social life, private leisure and relationships
Time frame: 24 months
Quality of life on the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions EQ5-D
the measure is standardised instrument looking at quality of life across five health domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression).
Time frame: 24 months
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