Piloting and Evaluation of a Group Intervention for People With Psychosis Designed to Boost Access and Usage of ICT

NCT07025499 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 18839
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources and tools to support their recovery. Participants will keep their provided devices upon conclusion of the group sessions. Participants will complete quantitative outcome measures at the start and end of the group intervention. Participants will be invited to attend a semi-structured interview one month after the completion of the group about their experiences with the program.

Conditions

Serious Mental Illness

Keywords

Information and Communication Technology; Recovery; social connection; community participation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Qualitative interviews

  The primary outcome is what participants will share regarding their experiences with the group intervention.

  From end of group intervention to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

  From enrolment to end of 7-week group

• The Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale (MTUAS)

  From enrolment to end of 7 week group

Study Arms (1)

Information and Communication Technology Group Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources and tools to support their recovery. Participants will keep their provided devices upon conclusion of the group sessions. Participants will complete quantitative outcome measures at the start and end of the group intervention. Participants will be invited to attend a semi-structured interview one month after the completion of the group about their experiences with the program.

Behavioral: Group ICT Intervention

Interventions

Group ICT Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation. Participants will attend a group led by two occupational therapy students and an occupational therapist focused on digital literacy and how to use technology to meet their goals. In the group, participants will learn how to use their device and how to safely access various online resources and tools to support their recovery. Participants will keep their provided devices upon conclusion of the group sessions. Participants will complete quantitative outcome measures at the start and end of the group intervention. Participants will be invited to attend a semi-structured interview one month after the completion of the group about their experiences with the program.

Information and Communication Technology Group Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McMaster University: lead
• St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N3K7, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Rebecca Gewurtz, PhD, MScOT

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jaclin Vozza, MScOT, PhD Candidate

CONTACT

905-510-3095; whaleyja@mcmaste.ca

Rebecca Gewurtz, PhD, MScOT

CONTACT

647-300-1279; gewurtz@mcmaster.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ms. Jaclin Vozza (Whaley)

Model Details: Pilot evaluation

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 9, 2025
• First Posted: June 17, 2025
• Study Start: July 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: June 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF

Locations

CA (1)