Enhancing Outcomes, Reducing Costs: Evaluating Peer Support for Mood Disorders

NCT02242669 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 2014P000153R21MH101271-02
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 371
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study to evaluate peer-led mutual help organizations (MHOs) that target individuals with psychiatric diagnoses such as mood disorders, and provide evidence either supporting the expansion of such groups and the development and testing of clinical procedures, or point toward reevaluation and development of alternative low-cost, community based approaches to promoting recovery among individuals suffering from these disorders.

Conditions

Depression; Bipolar Disorders; Mood Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Systematically gather empirical estimates of the characteristics of current DBSA participants through a cross-sectional survey of demographics, clinical service, and past and current DBSA attendance, involvement, and subjective benefits.

  The goal is to describe and characterize DBSA participants and obtain information on subjective benefits.

  Up to 24 months

• Provide estimates of rates of attendance, retention in, and discontinuation from DBSA for new DBSA members with mood disorders.

  Determine which DBSA participants are more likely to attend more frequently/become more engaged.

  Up to 24 months

• Conduct a prospective between-group investigation comparing new DBSA members to a matched control group with no prior exposure to DBSA in order to test for beneficial affects of DBSA over a 6-month follow up.

  Compare new DBSA members to a matched control group in order to test for any potential incremental beneficial effects from DBSA participation.

  Up to 24 months

Study Arms (3)

AIM 1

200 current DBSA participants.

AIM 2

60 new DBSA attendees with mood disorders who have attended their first meeting in the past month.

AIM 3

100 matched control group individuals with mood disorders with no current or prior exposure to DBSA.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

We will recruit participants from a large DBSA chapter at McLean Hospital. Subjects will be recruited at the beginning of the weekly meetings, through flyers, the DBSA website, and word of mouth. 200 current DBSA members and 60 new DBSA members will be assessed for Aims 1 and 2, respectively. 100 people who have never attended a DBSA will be assessed for Aim 3 and will be recruited from MGH and McLean Hospitals through the use of flyers, clinic announcements, and via our online clinical and research infrastructures. Participants in all Aims must be 18 years or older and self-report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder. For Aims 1 and 2, participants must have attended at least one DBSA meeting.

You may qualify if:

• Aim 1:
• years of age or older
• Self-report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Attend DBSA meetings
• Aim 2:
• years of age or older
• Self-report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Have attended their first meeting in the past month
• Aim 3:
• years of age or older
• Self-report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Have never attended a DBSA meeting

You may not qualify if:

• Aim 1:
• Do not report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Have not attended a DBSA meeting
• Aim 2:
• Do not report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Have not attended a DBSA meeting
• Have attended their first meeting prior to a month before their assessment
• Aim 3:
• Do not report a diagnosis of any type of mood disorder
• Have attended a DBSA meeting

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Massachusetts General Hospital: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (2)

McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, 02478, United States

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Bipolar Disorder; Mood Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Bipolar and Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• John F Kelly, PhD

  Massachusetts General Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2014
• First Posted: September 17, 2014
• Study Start: November 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2017
• Study Completion: April 1, 2017
• Last Updated: August 29, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

Locations

US (2)