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Medical Self-Management for Improving Health Behavior Among Individuals in Community Mental Health Settings

NCT ID: NCT00380536

Last Updated: 2013-11-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

111 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a medical illness self-management program in improving the health and health behavior of people who are receiving care at a community mental health center.

Detailed Description

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People with serious mental disorders tend to have shorter life expectancies and elevated rates of unhealthy behaviors and chronic illnesses. Peer-led medical illness self-management programs have been shown to be effective in improving the health and health behaviors of people with chronic medical conditions. This type of intervention, however, has yet to be systematically tested in individuals with mental disorders. Community mental health centers provide care to many people of low socioeconomic status who lack medical insurance. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a medical illness self-management program in improving the health and health behaviors of people who are receiving care at a community mental health center.

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to either partake in peer-led medical illness self-management group sessions or receive care as usual. Participants assigned to care as usual will continue to receive any services they would have otherwise been offered, but will not receive any additional services through the study. Participants assigned to the medical illness self-management program will attend group sessions once a week for 6 weeks. Sessions will focus on medical self-management, healthy behaviors, and effective use of the general medical system.

Conditions

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Chronic Disease Mental Illness

Keywords

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Peer-led Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Participants will participate in peer-led medical illness self-management group sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peer-Led Health Education Class

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will participate in group sessions once a week for 6 weeks. Sessions will focus on medical self-management, healthy behaviors, and effective use of the general medical system.

2

Participants will receive treatment as usual.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Peer-Led Health Education Class

Participants will participate in group sessions once a week for 6 weeks. Sessions will focus on medical self-management, healthy behaviors, and effective use of the general medical system.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Currently receiving treatment at Dekalb Community Service Board
* Chronic disease

Exclusion Criteria

* History of more than two psychiatric or medical hospitalizations within the year prior to study entry
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Benjamin Druss

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Benjamin Druss, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Locations

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Winn Way Mental Health Center

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Clifton Springs Mental Health Center

Decatur, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R34MH078583

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DAHBR 96-BHB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB00047631

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id