Inspiring Hope and Self Belief in Early Psychosis: A Pilot Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Developing a Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Treatment Programme designed to promote Hopefulness and Self-Belief in Mental Health Service Users recently diagnosed with a Psychotic Illness: A Pilot Study to explore the acceptability of the approach to potential recipients.
IRAS ID
128804
Contact name
Daniel James Pearson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Research summary
A new Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatment programme is being developed - designed to promote Hope and Self-Belief amongst those recently diagnosed with a Psychotic Illness.
The Medical Research Council recommends that the development of any such complex intervention should progress through a number of stages, including:-
1. A preliminary identification of the parameters of the intervention with reference to appropriate theory and evidence from prior research.
2. Consultation - preferably with representative service users, as well as relevant professionals.
3. Examination of acceptability and fine-tuning of the approach through pilot testing of the intervention.
4. More extensive intervention research involving control and other comparison groups - moving from single to multi-site research and, therefore, extending beyond the personality / style of any one individual.The first two of these steps were conducted last year; consultation included (i) direct engagement with individuals (ii) wider, less-targeted distribution to collective groups and (iii) a series of formal presentations using workshop formats to encourage feedback. Service users, carers and mental health professionals were involved in all of those processes.
The pilot study to which this application relates is concerned with the third of those steps - an exploration of the acceptability of the approach to service users - with the intended outcome of fine-tuning the treatment programme (and associated treatment resources) in anticipation of more extensive intervention-research to follow.
The treatment programme will be delivered to 8 service users who have been diagnosed with a Psychotic illness, and identified as struggling with feelings of Hopelessness and Low Self-Esteem.
The treatment programme will be evaluated with respect to service user experience of both efficacy and acceptability. Outcome data will be used to ascertain whether the approach is worthy of further development and, if its utility appears to be supported, to refine it.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/EM/0378
Date of REC Opinion
8 Jan 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion