Getting Out of the House: Using Behavioral Activation to Increase Community Participation

Part of paid clinical trials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Temple University
Study ID
NCT06336616
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Behavior Activation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will be taught to identify meaningful activities, set goals, use environmental cues, self-reward, to identify barriers and facilitators, and learn new skills to support them to develop self-management skills and new habits.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an behavioral activation intervention to increase meaningful activity and community participation for people with serious mental illness. The overall objective of this study is to increase engagement in meaningful activities and community participation. The objectives of the project are as follows: 1. To determine if the intervention leads to increases the frequency and variety of activities. 2. To determine if the intervention leads to increases in community mobility. 3. To determine which demographic and environmental factors and mechanisms of action impact the effectiveness of the intervention. 4. To determine if the the intervention leads to an improvement in overall well-being (e.g., improved quality of life). Participants will be asked to attend a 2-hour weekly online session for 10 weeks and then a 1-hour online monthly session for a 3 month maintenance period. For data collection, participants will also be asked to: 1. Complete three, approximately 1-hour interviews at baseline, after the 10 week intervention, and again at the end of the maintenance period; 2. Carry a mobile phone with a global positioning system app to track their movements outside their home for 2 weeks at a time, at three separate times (e.g., baseline, after the intervention, and at the end of the maintenance period); and 3. Complete a 15 minute weekly interviews for 26 weeks about their daily activities and participation. The study will enroll 52 participants split into 4 cohorts of 13. The study will use a multiple baseline design and, as such, all participants will receive the intervention and there is no control group.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 15, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2024
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
52 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention group
    All participants will receive an online behavioral intervention for 10 weeks, followed by monthly maintenance sessions for 3 months.

Primary Outcome Measure

Activity Logs [ Time Frame: administered 26 times: 1 time per week for 26 weeks. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19120
Crystal Slanzi

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