N/A
N=15
Recovery Bridge: Peer Intervention to Bridge Transition Post Discharge
Mental Illness
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05758376 ↗Enrolled (actual)
15
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Feasibility 1: Recruitment Benchmark — 15 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Recovery Bridge (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Dec 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Feasibility 1: Recruitment Benchmark |
15 | — |
| PRIMARY Feasibility 2: Intervention Engagement (Percentage of Sample That Completes at Least 3 Intervention Sessions-with One of the Three Occurring Inpatient |
13 | — |
| PRIMARY Feasibility 3: Drop Out Rate (Percent That Did Not Complete Post-intervention Assessment) |
5 | — |
| PRIMARY Fidelity |
99 | — |
| PRIMARY Acceptability (Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire--administered Post Intervention) |
27.1 | — |
Summary
The time following discharge from psychiatric hospitalization is a high-risk period and has been associated with a range of negative outcomes including high rates of hospital readmission and suicide. The purpose of this proposal is to: 1) create a Peer Specialist facilitated intervention, called Recovery Bridge, designed to facilitate the transition from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization to community living; 2) examine feasibility, fidelity, and acceptability; and preliminarily explore the impact of the intervention on: a) readmission rates and connection to outpatient care compared to a control group identified from administrative data; and b) change in recovery and quality of life measures over time in the intervention participants. Results from the proposed open pilot trial will set the stage for next steps including a larger effectiveness trial followed by a possible hybrid-I effectiveness/implementation trial to inform future dissemination and implementation of the intervention more broadly across the VA.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for active sample:
- 18 years of age or older
- enrolled in the inpatient program
- planned discharge to the community
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to provide consent
- No access to either a computer or a telephone after discharge (as at least one of these will be needed should the Veteran and PS interventionist decide to continue to meet remotely)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05758376). 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.