Efficacy of an Occupational Time Use Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a new Occupational Time Use Intervention designed to increase activity participation and improve meaning in the lives of people with serious mental illness living in the community.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Serious Mental Illness |
Behavioral: Occupational Time Use Intervention |
Phase 1 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Efficacy of an Occupational Time Use Intervention |
- Change in Activity Level using a 2 day (48 hour) time use diary [ Time Frame: Pre-test and Post-test ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Occupational Engagement using 1. 48 hour time use diary for occupational balance, 2. Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (EMAS) for meaning of activities, and 3. Profiles of Engagement in People with Schizophrenia (POES) to rate engagement. [ Time Frame: Pre-test and Post-test ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Clinical Utility using feedback from Therapists and Treatment Subjects [ Time Frame: Post-test ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 18 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2007 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
| Primary Completion Date: | May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: A
Experimental arm receives 12 week intervention along with standard care.
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Behavioral: Occupational Time Use Intervention
12 week behavioral intervention administered by Occupational Therapists.
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Detailed Description:
5 Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams from Kingston (n=2), Belleville (n=1), and Ottawa (n=2) will be involved in a 12 week randomized controlled trial of our Time Use Intervention. 20 subjects (4 subjects from each team) will participate in this pilot study and will be treated individually by their ACT team Occupational Therapist (1 OT per ACT Team). This pilot test will help to determine the clinical utility and efficacy of our treatment protocol.
Comparison: Standard ACT treatment with the Occupational Time Use Intervention vs. Standard ACT treatment
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults (18-65 years of age);
- Primary diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorder with a psychotic feature;
- Team and self-perceived occupational disengagement (low activity levels);
- Fluent in English;
- Living in a community setting and receiving ACT treatment;
- Own legal guardian (thus competent to give consent to participate), and are willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable mental health;
- Lack of interest in a time use intervention;
- Satisfied with current time use and occupations;
- ACT Team Occupational Therapist is subject's main Case Manager.
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| Responsible Party: | Megan Edgelow, Queen's University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00520728 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | OTUI1 |
| Study First Received: | August 22, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | June 24, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Ethics Review Committee |
Keywords provided by Queen's University:
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Schizophrenia Psychosis Occupational Disengagement Occupational Imbalance |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Mental Disorders |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013