Recovery Bridge: Peer Intervention to Bridge Transition Post Discharge

NCT05758376 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: PPO 22-004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The time following discharge from psychiatric hospitalization is a high-risk period and has been associated with a range of negative outcomes including high rates of hospital readmission and suicide. The purpose of this proposal is to: 1) create a Peer Specialist facilitated intervention, called Recovery Bridge, designed to facilitate the transition from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization to community living; 2) examine feasibility, fidelity, and acceptability; and preliminarily explore the impact of the intervention on: a) readmission rates and connection to outpatient care compared to a control group identified from administrative data; and b) change in recovery and quality of life measures over time in the intervention participants. Results from the proposed open pilot trial will set the stage for next steps including a larger effectiveness trial followed by a possible hybrid-I effectiveness/implementation trial to inform future dissemination and implementation of the intervention more broadly across the VA.

Conditions

Mental Illness

Keywords

Veteran; In-patient

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Feasibility 1: Recruitment Benchmark

  Recruitment (number consented divided by number approached)

  3 months

• Feasibility 2: Intervention Engagement (Percentage of Sample That Completes at Least 3 Intervention Sessions-with One of the Three Occurring Inpatient

  Percentage of sample that completes at least 3 intervention sessions-with one of the three occurring inpatient

  3 months

• Feasibility 3: Drop Out Rate (Percent That Did Not Complete Post-intervention Assessment)

  Drop out Rate: Percent that do not complete post-intervention assessment (based on count of participants)

  3 months

• Fidelity

  Greater than 90% of all Adherence and Competence Items Rated as Acceptable or Higher. Higher ratings of acceptability are considered to be the better outcome.

  3 months

• Acceptability (Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire--administered Post Intervention)

  Score of 26 percent or higher on Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire. Scale ranges from 8-32, higher score is associated with "better outcome" (i.e. higher satisfaction).

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Recovery Bridge

EXPERIMENTAL

Open trial single arm pilot study

Behavioral: Recovery Bridge

Interventions

Recovery Bridge BEHAVIORAL

Recovery Bridge is a Peer Specialist facilitated intervention designed to help Veterans being discharged from an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization bridge the gap to outpatient care and community living

Recovery Bridge

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• enrolled in the inpatient program
• planned discharge to the community

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to provide consent
• No access to either a computer or a telephone after discharge (as at least one of these will be needed should the Veteran and PS interventionist decide to continue to meet remotely)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• VA Office of Research and Development: lead

Study Sites (1)

Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Richard Goldberg, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator)
• Organization: VISN 5 MIRECC

Richard.Goldberg@va.gov

410-637-1851

Study Officials

• Richard W Goldberg, PhD

  Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Open Pilot Trial (n=15) to examine feasibility, fidelity, and acceptability of study intervention (called Recovery Bridge)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2023
• First Posted: March 7, 2023
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 22, 2026
• Results First Posted: February 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)