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ECO APSSEconomic and Clinical Outcomes of Attendance in Psychosis Services Using SMS: The ECO APSS Randomized Controlled Trial

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What is being tested

SMS reminder

Other
Who is being recruted

Mental Disorders

+ Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

+ Psychotic Disorders

Over 18 Years
+9 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Services Research Study

Interventional
Study Start: March 2013
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Summary

Principal SponsorKing's College London
Study ContactDaniel P Hayes, MScMore contacts
Last updated: February 15, 2013
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Study start date: March 1, 2013

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The aim of this research is to find out if mobile phone text message reminders of appointments can help to address missed appointments in Psychosis Community Services. Another aim is to examine if fewer missed appointments result in clinical benefits for service users and in lower costs for Psychosis Community Services over a period of 6 months. 600 users from 2 London Psychosis Community Services will take part in this research. Each participant will be put into one of two groups, as s/he joins the study: In the first (experimental) group, each participant will receive appointment reminders for 6 months (7 and 1 day/s before each appointment), starting with the first available opportunity upon joining the study. In the second (control) group, each participant will not receive appointment reminders for 6 months. The choice of group for each individual will be made at random by a computer. Clinical information will be collected for 6 months from the time each participant joins the study, using, with his or her consent, their anonymised electronic medical records. The following clinical information will be compared between the experimental and control groups: Attendance of appointments, number of inpatient admissions, number of days in inpatient care, number of inpatient admissions under the mental health treatment act, number of referrals to a home treatment team, number of times patient has changed medication, health and social functioning. Service use, service costs and the cost-effectiveness of the reminder system will also be examined. Towards the end of their participation, service users, as well as mental health professionals, will be invited to express their views, concerns and suggestions in relation to the reminder service by completing a brief anonymised (service users) or anonymous (staff) questionnaire

NCT01793220
Principal SponsorKing's College London
Study ContactDaniel P Hayes, MScMore contacts
Last updated: February 15, 2013
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

600 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Services Research Study

These studies look at how healthcare is delivered, managed, and organized. They aim to improve care quality, patient experience, and access to treatment.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Mental DisordersSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersPsychotic Disorders

Criteria

5 inclusion criteria required to participate
Be a user of Psychosis Community Services
Be willing to receive SMS reminders of appointments with the Psychosis Community Service
Manifest at least a basic level of comprehension of the study (including its nature, purpose, procedures and implications) prior to enrollment, and adequate capacity to consent, as assessed by the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) scale
Own a mobile phone
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4 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Cannot manifest at least a basic level of comprehension of the study (including its nature, purpose, procedures and implications) prior to enrollment, and/or adequate capacity to consent, as assessed by the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) scale
Does not own a mobile phone
Is not a user of Psychosis Community Services
Is under 18 years of age

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
A text message reminder service will be sent 7 and 1 days(s) prior to the patients appointment at their Psychosis Community Service.

Group II

No Intervention
The service user will not be sent text message reminders prior to each appointment at their Psychosis Community Service

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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