A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mental Health Peer-Led Education

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Conditions studied: Mental Disorders

In brief

This randomized controlled trial tests the efficacy of a mental health peer-led educational intervention called BRIDGES (Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support). The BRIDGES program is a 10-week, manualized education course designed to provide basic information about the etiology and treatment of mental illness, self-help skills, and recovery principles in order to empower participants to return to valued social roles within their communities. BRIDGES is a peer-led program and all instructors are adults with mental illnesses. For study purposes, the 10-week course was modified to 8-weeks, meeting 2 1/2 hours once a week. Hypothesis #1: Compared to wait-list controls, intervention participants will report increased feelings of psychological empowerment. Hypothesis #2: Compared to wait-list controls, intervention participants will report increased feelings of hopefulness. Hypothesis #3: Compared to wait-list controls, intervention participants will report enhanced coping ability. Hypothesis #4: Compared to wait-list controls, intervention participants will report enhanced recovery. Hypothesis #5: Compared to wait-list controls, intervention participants will report greater ability to advocate for themselves with health care providers. Hypothesis #6: Compared to wait-list controls, those in the BRIDGES education course will report increased knowledge of the causes and treatment of mental illness and recovery principles.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01297985

Run by

University of Illinois at Chicago

People needed

428

Starts

2006-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of mental illness
• Disability due to mental illness
• Age 18 years or older
• Willingness to receive the intervention

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand spoken English

Where it is running

• National Alliance on Mental Illness Tennessee — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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