Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06002958 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 21, 2023
Last Update Posted : May 10, 2024
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | August 14, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | August 21, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Last Update Posted Date | May 10, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | January 8, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | October 31, 2024 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||||||||
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||||||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice | ||||||||||||||
Official Title ICMJE | Horyzons: Implementation and Integration in Clinical Practice | ||||||||||||||
Brief Summary | 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. | ||||||||||||||
Detailed Description | Purpose: The primary objective is to assess the barriers and facilitators of integrating Horyzons, an evidence-based digital intervention, in outpatient mental health clinics in North Carolina that provide care to individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other unspecified psychotic disorders. The primary aim is to evaluate and identify the unique barriers and facilitators in implementing Horyzons at each first episode psychosis (FEP) clinic as part of standard care and distinct implementation strategies. The secondary and tertiary aims are to evaluate client engagement with Horyzons and attrition as part of clinical care and assess the change in clients' psychological measures across in addition to their use of state-funded services (e.g., emergency department and social services) across the 12-month intervention. Participants: To assess the first aim, the investigators will recruit 20 clinicians and/or peer specialists from the FEP clinics. To assess the first and second aim, the investigators will recruit 50 individuals with FEP (i.e., first episode of a schizophrenia spectrum and other unspecified psychotic disorders). Procedures (methods): Service provider participants will be recruited over a 4-6 week period at their respective clinics. They will be asked to complete an adapted measure, the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Survey, assessing clinical readiness, leadership, acceptance, adoption, and perspective on evidence-based practices. Service providers will then participate in implementing and integrating Horyzons within clinical practice including preferred implementation strategy that is distinct for each clinic (e.g., Horyzons training, access to the platform by clinicians, ongoing technical support, attendance and update at monthly team meetings, etc.). Service providers will meet with research staff at approximately the 6-month timepoint (+/- 4 weeks) to complete the CPCRN FQHC Survey then upon completion of the effectiveness trial with clients, service providers will complete this measure once again in addition to participating in a qualitative interview based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) around their experience with integrating the platform and identification of barriers and facilitators to Horyzons' implementation. Service providers will be compensated for the completion feedback, including the questionnaire and qualitative interviews. Client participants will be recruited over a 16- to 20-week period at their respective clinic. Participants will participate in a baseline visit to provide informed consent and complete a brief battery of measures (Demographics and Characteristics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, MOS Social Supports Survey). Participants will then meet with a research assistant, peer support specialist, or clinician to be given guidance and instruction for using the site (i.e., Horyzons onboarding). Clients will then engage in the platform, where site usage information as well as experience will be collected from participants through the Horyzons platform. Site usage (e.g., number of posts/comments made on the online platform, number and type of 'Journeys' or 'Tracks', self-guided therapeutic content, completed during time on the platform) will automatically be collected via the platform. Participants will have access and engage in this platform for approximately 12 months, depending on when recruited into trial. During this 12 month engagement period with the platform, client participants will meet with research staff at their midway point to complete the brief battery of measures assessing loneliness and social support and feedback on Horyzons. Upon completion of their engagement with the platform, client participants will additionally participate two additional research visits to complete the battery of measures at 12-months and at a 3-month follow-up. research visits to complete the battery of measures at 12-months and at a 3-month follow-up. As Horyzons involves therapeutic content and is designed to improve psychological outcomes, such as loneliness and social support, this platform is considered part of clinical care provided to individuals by their respective clinic. For this reason, participants will not be compensated for their usage and engagement with the platform, but rather, they will receive compensation for completion of assessment batteries at baseline, midway, final, and follow-up research study visits. Horyzons will be monitored daily (two hours per weekday and one hour per weekend day) by trained peer support specialists, master's level clinicians, and/or graduate students with relevant clinical/research experience with individuals with psychosis. Drs. David Penn and Kelsey Ludwig, who are clinical psychologists, lead weekly supervision calls to ensure appropriate care and support of clients involved in the trial, to discuss case conceptualization and suggestions for engaging clients in the platform. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||||||||||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
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Intervention ICMJE | Device: Horyzons USA
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.
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Publications * | Not Provided | ||||||||||||||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Status ICMJE | Recruiting | ||||||||||||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
70 | ||||||||||||||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||||||||
Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | October 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | October 31, 2024 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||||||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | CLIENT PARTICIPANTS Inclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 16 Years to 35 Years (Child, Adult) | ||||||||||||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | No | ||||||||||||||
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Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||||||||||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT06002958 | ||||||||||||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | 23-0672 | ||||||||||||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | ||||||||||||||
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Current Responsible Party | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | ||||||||||||||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | ||||||||||||||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | ||||||||||||||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||||||||
Collaborators ICMJE | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||||
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PRS Account | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | ||||||||||||||
Verification Date | April 2024 | ||||||||||||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |