N/A
N=250
Assessing Mental Illness Recovery
Serious Mental Illness
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01043653 ↗Enrolled (actual)
250
Serious AEs
3.6%
Results posted
Jan 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) — 1.9; 1.8 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 25+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Jul 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) |
1.9; 1.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Maryland Assessment of Recovery in Serious Mental Illness |
95.9; 95.7 | — |
Summary
In 2003 the VA Undersecretary's Action Agenda mandated that mental health services throughout the system be transformed to a recovery model. That mandate and many of the Workgroup recommendations have since been formalized in the Uniform Mental Health Services Package, which specifies a range of recovery-oriented services that must be available to veterans. A key aspect of these policy mandates is the need to assess recovery status of veterans and to monitor their progress over time as a way to evaluate the effectiveness of recovery services. However, there is no established instrument that is suitable for system-wide application. The purpose of this project is to develop a reliable, valid and practical measure of recovery, and use the measure in a study to better understand recovery in individuals with serious mental illness.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- chart diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder I (with mania), or major depression with psychotic features, with a history of a minimum of 2 psychotic exacerbations, or Psychosis NOS
- A minimum of 2 psychotic exacerbations(confirmed by medical record, provider report, or patient self-report);
- Are receiving services from participating study sites and have had a minimum of two service visits within the last 6 months;
- Have received mental health services for a minimum of 3-years;
- Age between 25 and 65;
- Able to provide informed consent; and
- Able to complete protocol assessments (estimation from medical record and/or mental health provider that person can read at 5th grade level and sustain attention to study tasks for required period of time).
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe or profound mental retardation as indicated by chart review
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01043653). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.