NCT02077829

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the barriers and facilitators of implementing Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) in Norwegian mental health services.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2014

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 25, 2014

Completed
4 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2014

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 4, 2014

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2015

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

January 12, 2016

Status Verified

January 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

February 25, 2014

Last Update Submit

January 11, 2016

Conditions

Bipolar DisorderSchizophreniaAffective Disorders, PsychoticMood DisordersMental Disorders

Keywords

Implementation processimplementation strategyImplementation researchevidence based practicerecoveryIllness management and recovery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The Illness Management Fidelity Scale (SAMHSA, 2009)

    Assesses the degree of fidelity with 13 items on a 5-point likert scale where 5 indicates full implementation and 0 indicates no implementation

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • The Illness Management & Recovery Treatment Integrity Scale (IT-IS) (McGuire et al., 2012

    12 months

  • The Adult State Hope Scale (Snyder et al., 1996)

    12 months

  • The Illness Management and Recovery Scale (SAMHSA, 2009)

    About 11 months after start of intervention

  • General Organizational Index (SAMHSA, 2009)

    12 months

Study Arms (1)

IMR therapists, IMR patients

OTHER

30 voluntary therapists from 9 mental health services will be trained and coached in IMR. 40 patients from the 9 mental health services will receive Illness Management and Recovery from the therapists in training.

Behavioral: Illness Management and Recovery

Interventions

Illness Management and RecoveryBEHAVIORAL

Evidence-based practice given individually or in groups, weekly for 10-12 months.

Also known as: IMR
IMR therapists, IMR patients

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Voluntary recruited therapists in the participating mental health services
  • trained and consulted in IMR
  • Adults (18+)
  • Associated with one of the participating mental health services
  • symptoms on or diagnosis of severe mental illness with or without drug abuse
  • giving informed consent verbally and in writing

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with acute risk of suicidal behaviour
  • not able to communicate in Norwegian

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ahus R&D Mental Health Services

Lørenskog, 1478, Norway

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Egeland KM, Hauge MI, Ruud T, Ogden T, Heiervang KS. Significance of Leaders for Sustained Use of Evidence-Based Practices: A Qualitative Focus-Group Study with Mental Health Practitioners. Community Ment Health J. 2019 Nov;55(8):1344-1353. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00430-8. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

    PMID: 31190179DERIVED

  • Egeland KM, Ruud T, Ogden T, Fardig R, Lindstrom JC, Heiervang KS. How to implement Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) in mental health service settings: evaluation of the implementation strategy. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2017 Jan 23;11:13. doi: 10.1186/s13033-017-0120-z. eCollection 2017.

    PMID: 28127388DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bipolar DisorderSchizophreniaAffective Disorders, PsychoticMood DisordersMental Disorders

Interventions

Salvage Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bipolar and Related DisordersSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Study Officials

  • Kristin S. Heiervang, Ph.D.

    Akershus University Hospital, Research & Development, Mental Health Services

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Researcher

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2014

First Posted

March 4, 2014

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion

June 1, 2015

Study Completion

June 1, 2015

Last Updated

January 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Locations

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