DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People

February 1, 2022 updated by: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

DISCOVER "Getting the Life You Want" Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People Aged 16-19: A Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study

The NHS DISCOVER team has secured 2-year funding from the Maudsley Charity to tailor the workshop programme the investigators deliver in school Sixth Forms to meet the specific needs of Care Experienced young people. The investigators are planning to complete a pilot of this adapted workshop programme within Medway Children's Social Services to explore its feasibility, accessibility, acceptability and early-stage efficacy within this population of adolescents.

Investigators from the DISCOVER team will recruit young people aged 16-19yrs who are currently known to the Medway Care Leavers 16+ teams. The study will be conducted at Medway Local Authority sites, with the option of some stages being completed remotely via Microsoft Teams if needed in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • Chatham, United Kingdom, ME4 4TR
      • London, United Kingdom, BR3 3BX
        • South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants who are eligible to take part in this DISCOVER research project will be:

  • Young people aged 16-19 years who have experience of being in Care and are currently under one of the Medway Children's Social Care, Care Leavers 16+ teams. This means that they are either currently a Looked After young person or a Care Leaver (i.e. they are no longer Looked After but they remain under the care of a Medway Care Leavers team).
  • Able to work within a group setting over the course of a day workshop.
  • Able to communicate and read in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

The investigators will not be able to recruit young people to the project if they are:

  • Acutely psychotic or actively suicidal.
  • Currently taking part in other research project(s).
  • Under the influence of alcohol or any other substances during DISCOVER programme meetings - this is essential as a safety consideration for all participants and staff. Struggles with alcohol/substance use in themselves are not necessarily grounds for exclusion; the investigators will discuss with the allocated member of the young person's Care Leavers 16+ team on a case-by-case basis where relevant.
  • Unable to communicate and read in English - as the investigators are at an early stage in developing this DISCOVER workshop programme for Care Experienced young people, these young people must be excluded at this time. However, the investigators are eager to review this criterion in future to enhance the accessibility of the intervention, once the initial feasibility and acceptability of the workshop programme has been established.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: DISCOVER workshop programme

As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design).

The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist.
Other: DISCOVER workshop programme
See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy principles.
Other Names:
  • DISCOVER "Getting the Life You Want"

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participant uptake (Feasibility & acceptability)
Time Frame: From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 10 months
Number of young people who come forward for and ultimately take part in the new DISCOVER workshop programme
From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 10 months
Participant retention (Feasibility & acceptability)
Time Frame: From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 10 months
Number of young people who remain in the study throughout all stages of the programme
From outset of recruitment, through to final study completion: 10 months
Participant feedback about experience of the programme (Acceptability)
Time Frame: During closing follow-up one-to-one meeting with DISCOVER team: 2 months after workshop day
DISCOVER semi-structured interview to gather participants' qualitative feedback about the programme
During closing follow-up one-to-one meeting with DISCOVER team: 2 months after workshop day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (Angold et al., 1995)
Time Frame: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Depression/low mood symptoms (self-report) - Scores range from 0-66 - higher score indicates higher level of depression symptoms
CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (Birmaher et al, 1999)
Time Frame: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre- and post-workshop 1:1 meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Anxiety symptoms (self-report) - Scores range from 0-82 - higher score indicates higher level of anxiety
CHANGE MEASURE: Pre- and post-workshop 1:1 meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Child & Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (Greco et al., 2011)
Time Frame: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Capacity for mindfulness (self-report) - Scores range from 0-40 - higher score indicates higher level of mindfulness (after reverse scoring)
CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Warwick & Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (Tennant et al., 2007)
Time Frame: CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)
Emotional well-being and resilience (self-report) - Scores range from 14-70 - higher score indicates greater positive mental wellbeing
CHANGE MEASURE: Pre-workshop and follow-up one-to-one meetings (Baseline - 2 months after workshop day)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborators

Medway Children's Services

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Irene Sclare, DClinPsy, NHS DISCOVER Team, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

February 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 13, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 303093

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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