REACHOUT Mental Health Support Mobile App
Using a Virtual Care Platform to Deliver Peer-led Mental Health Support to Rural and Remote Communities in BC: a Randomized Wait-list Controlled Trial of the REACHOUT Intervention
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of participation in a 6-month peer-led mental health support program, delivered via a mobile app (REACHOUT), to adults with type 1 diabetes compared to a wait-list control condition. Participants will connect with a Peer-Supporter (an adult with type 1 diabetes trained in providing mental health support), and have access to the app features including a 24/7 chat room and face-to-face support delivered via virtual happy hours.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2024
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 8, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 29, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 15, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 25, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 25, 2025
CompletedNovember 13, 2024
November 1, 2024
1.3 years
December 8, 2022
November 11, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Diabetes Distress
Diabetes Distress will be measured by the Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale (T1D-DDS). This scale contains 28 items that people with type 1 diabetes may find distressing. Participants rate each item on a scale from 1 indicating Not a Problem to 6 indicating a Very Serious Problem. There are seven subscales including powerlessness, management distress, hypoglycemia distress, negative social distress, eating distress, physician distress, and family/friends distress. Overall and subscale scores are calculated by taking the mean of items in the overall or subscale. A higher score indicates higher diabetes distress.
0, 6 month(s)
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Change in Perceived social support
0, 6 month(s)
Change in Depressive Symptom Severity
0, 6 month(s)
Change in Resilience
0, 6 month(s)
Change in Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life
0, 6 month(s)
Change in Health-Related Quality of Life
0, 3, 6 month(s)
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
REACHOUT
EXPERIMENTALThe REACHOUT intervention arm will receive access to the REACHOUT mobile app through which they will be able to review profiles of Peer Supporters and connect with one of their choosing. They will also have access to the other app features including a 24/7 chat room and face-to-face support via virtual happy hours. Participants will complete questionnaires (baseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months) and a blood draw (baseline and 6 months). Monetary compensation will be provided for their time and effort.
Wait-list
NO INTERVENTIONThe wait-list control group will receive access to the mobile app/support program after six (6) months. They will complete questionnaires and a blood draw at baseline and 6 months. Monetary compensation will be provided for their time and effort.
Interventions
REACHOUT is a mobile app which delivers peer-led mental health support to adults with type 1 diabetes. The mobile app has three support features: 1. One-on-one support delivered by a Peer Supporter. Participants will be able to review Peer Supporter profiles and connect with one of their choosing. 2. Group support delivered via a 24/7 chat room 3. Face to face support delivered via virtual happy hours
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- have type 1 diabetes (T1D)
- be 19 years or older
- reside in one of the targeted health authorities in British Columbia (Fraser Health, Island Health, Northern Health, and Interior Health Authorities)
- be English proficient
- have an average diabetes distress (DD) Subscale Score ≥ 2
- have access to the internet and/or a smartphone.
You may not qualify if:
- Participants with a pre-existing mental health condition, multiple co-morbidities, substance use challenges, and or any other condition that may prevent meaningful participation may not participate in this study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of British Columbialead
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundationcollaborator
- Brain Canadacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tricia S Tang, PhD
University of British Columbia
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 8, 2022
First Posted
December 29, 2022
Study Start
January 15, 2024
Primary Completion
April 25, 2025
Study Completion
April 25, 2025
Last Updated
November 13, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-11