The Health Access and Recovery Peer Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hypertension, Arthritis, Coronary Artery Disease, Hepatitis, Diabetes, Asthma, Hyperlipidemia, HIV

In brief

Individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI) face high rates of medical comorbidity as well as challenges in managing these conditions. A growing workforce of certified peer specialists is available to help these individuals more effectively manage their health and health care. However, there is little existing research examining the effectiveness of peer-led medical self-management programs for this population. in this trial, participants were randomized to either the Health and Recovery Peer program (HARP), a medical disease self-management program led by certified peer specialists, or to care as usual. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01725815

Run by

Emory University

People needed

400

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• On CMHC roster of active patients.
• Presence of a serious mental illness (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder
• Chronic Medical Condition as noted in the CMHC chart or via self-report: (hypertension; arthritis; heart disease; diabetes; and asthma/COPD),

You may not qualify if…

• cognitive impairment based on a score of > 3 on a 6-item, validated screener developed for clinical research

Where it is running

• Central Fulton Community Mental Health Center at Grady Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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