A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Health Champion Intervention
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Brief Summary
This study is a pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation challenges of an intervention using volunteer 'Health Champions' matched with service users to support service their physical health goals.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable schizophrenia
Started Apr 2020
1 active site
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
October 9, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 11, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 2, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 30, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 30, 2022
CompletedFebruary 20, 2020
October 1, 2019
1.8 years
October 9, 2019
February 19, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
EQ-5D-3L
Physical health related quality of life measure-The descriptive system element of the EQ-5D questionnaire produces a 5-digit health state profile that represents the level of reported problems on each of the five dimensions of health. A higher score indicates poorer health. into a single summary number.
Change in outcome from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Recovering Quality of Life Questionnaire-ReQOL
Change in outcome from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
Patient Activation Measure
Change in outcome from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire
Change in outcome from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale
Change in outcome from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
Health screenings in last 6 months
change in number of health screenings from baseline at 9 months and 15 months
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALWill receive the Health Champion intervention
Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORTreatment as usual
Interventions
Health Champions are trained volunteers who will support service users with their physical health goals over 9 months, meeting once a week
Participants will receive treatment as usual from their Community Mental Health Team
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Older than 18 years old with a serious mental illness (Mood \[affective\] disorders \[F30-F39\], Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders \[F20-F29\]).
- Currently with a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
- Want to make changes to their physical health.
- Has capacity to give written informed consent to take part in the project.
- Able to provide a named Care Coordinator or Point of Contact reachable in the event of a health crisis.
You may not qualify if:
- Under 18 years of age
- Unable to give informed consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
King's College London
London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
Related Publications (1)
Williams J, Fairbairn E, McGrath R, Bakolis I, Healey A, Akpan U, Mdudu I, Gaughran F, Sadler E, Khadjesari Z, Lillywhite K, Sevdalis N. A feasibility hybrid II randomised controlled trial of volunteer 'Health Champions' supporting people with serious mental illness manage their physical health: study protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 May 31;7(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00854-8.
PMID: 34059148DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 9, 2019
First Posted
October 11, 2019
Study Start
April 2, 2020
Primary Completion
January 30, 2022
Study Completion
May 30, 2022
Last Updated
February 20, 2020
Record last verified: 2019-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL
- Time Frame
- Data will be available within 6 months of study completion
- Access Criteria
- Data requests will be reviewed by the team. Requestors will be required to sign a Data Access Agreement.
Deidentified individual participant data for all primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available