Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice

Part of paid clinical trials in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study ID
NCT06002958
Status
Terminated

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
16 Years - 35 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Horyzons USA — DEVICE
    Client participants will be onboarded to the digital platform, including the different spaces and how to use the site. The site includes therapeutic content that is tailored to each individual and their current needs and experiences, including social anxiety, generalized anxiety, mood, and social functioning, and distress intolerance. Further, the platform includes a moderated social media function, where individuals and peer support specialists can post text, images, videos, and comments to connect and share their experiences. The site is monitored by graduated students and trained clinicians.

Study Details

The primary aim of this trial is evaluating the barriers and enablers of implementing a digital intervention with both therapeutic content and social networking, Horyzons, as part of clinical care in first episode psychosis (FEP) clinics in North Carolina. Providers (clinicians and peers support specialists) will be recruited from FEP clinics to assess Horyzons implementation and integration within clinical care at three time points (baseline, 6 months, and 12 months). Further, individuals experiencing FEP between the ages of 16 and 35 receiving services from the FEP clinics will be recruited to engage with the platform over the course of 12 months. Due to the nature of the digital intervention being implemented across the state of North Carolina, all research visits will be conducted remotely via videoconferencing.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 8, 2024
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2024
Completion
Oct 31, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
52 participants (actual)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • No Intervention: FEP Providers
    Approximately 20 FEP providers (clinicians and peer support specialists) affiliated with first episode psychosis (FEP) clinics in North Carolina (OASIS, SHORE, Encompass, Eagle, AEGIS) will be recruited to share their perspectives of barriers and facilitators in implementing and integrating a digital intervention in clinical practice. They will be asked to complete a survey examining their perspective and beliefs at two time points (baseline, 9 months) as well as a qualitative interview based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science at 9 months.
  • Experimental: FEP Clients
    Approximately 50 individuals experiencing FEP and receiving services from FEP clinics (OASIS, SHORE, Encompass, Eagle, AEGIS) or their step down care clinics (STEP and TIDES) will be recruited to participate in a digital platform, Horyzons, for 12 months (for individuals enrolled at the initial opening of the platform; at a minimum 3 months of engagement) as part of their clinical care. Participants will have access to and encouraged to use the therapeutic content as well as the moderated online community network during their time engaging with the platform. They will be asked to complete a small battery of measures at baseline, 6-months, 12 months for individuals enrolled at the initiation of the study, while those enrolled later due to rolling recruitment may experience less assessment visits due to closing of the platform at the end of August 2024.

Primary Outcome Measure

Qualitative Summaries of Provider and Peer Support Specialists (PSSs) Participant Feedback in Post-Treatment Interview [ Time Frame: Up to 9 months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth Carolina27599-

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