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

NCT ID: NCT07025499

Last Updated: 2025-06-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-15

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Serious Mental Illness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Pilot evaluation
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Information and Communication Technology Group Intervention

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group ICT Intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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Group ICT Intervention

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Specific inclusion criteria for participants in this study will include being diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, living in the Hamilton area, ability to communicate in English, and having more than one episode of psychosis. Every effort will be made to recruit participants from study with HiREB approvals #17367 and #18549, as indicated in that study's previous consent form, for those that have consented to be contacted for future research.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria include currently experiencing an acute psychotic episode or medical condition that would render them incapable of meaningfully participating in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jaclin Whaley

Ms. Jaclin Vozza (Whaley)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rebecca Gewurtz, PhD, MScOT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McMaster University

Locations

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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Jaclin Vozza, MScOT, PhD Candidate

Role: CONTACT

905-510-3095

Rebecca Gewurtz, PhD, MScOT

Role: CONTACT

647-300-1279

Facility Contacts

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Jaclin Vozza, MScOT, PhD Candidate

Role: primary

905-510-3095

Other Identifiers

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18839

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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