Trial Outcomes & Findings for DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People (NCT NCT05220436)

Results Overview

Number of young people who come forward for and ultimately take part in the new DISCOVER workshop programme

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

10 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 7 months

Results posted on

2024-09-19

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Overall Study STARTED	10
Overall Study COMPLETED	7
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	3

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=10 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	6 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	4 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	17.82 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.23 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	8 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	2 Participants n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized Ethnicity · White British	8 Participants n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized Ethnicity · British Asian: Other	1 Participants n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized Ethnicity · Other Mixed Background	1 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United Kingdom	10 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 7 months

Population: 10 Care Experienced young peopled aged 16-19yrs consented to take part in the DISCOVER GtLYW study.

Number of young people who come forward for and ultimately take part in the new DISCOVER workshop programme

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=10 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Participant Uptake (Feasibility & Acceptability)	10 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 7 months

Population: Seven 16-19yr old Care Experienced young people completed the full workshop programme.

Number of young people who remain in the study throughout all stages of the programme

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=10 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Participant Retention (Feasibility & Acceptability)	7 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: At the end of the workshop day and during closing follow-up one-to-one meeting with DISCOVER team: 2 months later

Population: Young people who attended were asked to provide anonymised feedback at the end of their DISCOVER workshop day. Their qualitative feedback response were gathered during the final 1:1 DISCOVER meeting at the end of the programme.

Anonymous workshop feedback survey Semi-structured interview to gather participants' qualitative feedback about the programme

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=7 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Participant Feedback About Experience of the Programme (Acceptability) No. young people who rated that 'all' or 'most' of their needs had been met on the workshop day.	7 Participants
Participant Feedback About Experience of the Programme (Acceptability) No. young people reported that they would recommend the workshop to a friend.	7 Participants
Participant Feedback About Experience of the Programme (Acceptability) No. young people who rated the quality of the DISCOVER service on the workshop day as excellent/good	7 Participants
Participant Feedback About Experience of the Programme (Acceptability) No. young people who reported that they were satisfied with the DISCOVER service on the workshop day	7 Participants
Participant Feedback About Experience of the Programme (Acceptability) No. young people who reported that they felt that they got the help they wanted on the workshop day.	7 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)

Population: As per description for previous outcomes (the same 7 young people who completed the full DISCOVER GtLYW programme).

Depression/low mood symptoms (self-report) - Scores range from 0-66 - higher score indicates higher level of depression symptoms

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=7 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (Angold et al., 1995) Pre-intervention	25.57 score on a scale Standard Deviation 9.36
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (Angold et al., 1995) Post-intervention	18.43 score on a scale Standard Deviation 9.68

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre- and post-workshop 1:1 meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)

Population: As per description for previous outcomes.

Anxiety symptoms (self-report) - Scores range from 0-82 - higher score indicates higher level of anxiety

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=7 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (Birmaher et al, 1999) Pre-intervention	47.71 score on a scale Standard Deviation 10.05
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (Birmaher et al, 1999) Post-intervention	30.86 score on a scale Standard Deviation 15.60

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)

Population: As per description for previous outcomes.

Capacity for mindfulness (self-report) - Scores range from 0-40 - higher score indicates higher level of mindfulness (after reverse scoring)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=7 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Child & Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (Greco et al., 2011) Pre-intervention	15.43 score on a scale Standard Deviation 3.69
Child & Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (Greco et al., 2011) Post-intervention	23.57 score on a scale Standard Deviation 6.00

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)

Population: As per description for previous outcomes.

Emotional well-being and resilience (self-report) - Scores range from 14-70 - higher score indicates greater positive mental wellbeing

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	DISCOVER Workshop Programme n=7 Participants As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design). The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist. DISCOVER workshop programme: See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.
Warwick & Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (Tennant et al., 2007) Pre-intervention	41.86 score on a scale Standard Deviation 8.53
Warwick & Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (Tennant et al., 2007) Post-intervention	42.56 score on a scale Standard Deviation 6.47

Adverse Events

DISCOVER Workshop Programme

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr Emilie Bourke

South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Phone: 07702686322

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place