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title: Connecting People Implementation Study
nct_id: NCT03945994
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: University of York
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Social Isolation
countries: United Kingdom
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03945994"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2019-05-10
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T07:07:28.485Z"
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# Connecting People Implementation Study

**NCT ID:** [NCT03945994](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03945994)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 151
- **Lead Sponsor:** University of York
- **Conditions:** Social Isolation, Mental Health Wellness 1, Social Interaction
- **Start Date:** 2018-02-14
- **Completion Date:** 2019-01-28
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2019-05-10

## Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate if the Connecting People (CP) Programme can be implemented by social care practitioners with high fidelity in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and improve the resourcefulness of social networks of people with mental health problems.

## Detailed Description

People with mental health problems require a range of support to help them in their recovery. Alongside medical and psychological support, people may need support with engaging in meaningful activities and developing relationships. The focus of this study is on advancing understanding of how services can improve the support they offer to people around social relationships.

In a previous study, a Connecting People programme was developed which supported people to make plans for developing their network of contacts in the community. When delivered fully, it helped people feel more included in society and better able to access advice, information and practical support from people they know.

This research project aims to look at how Connecting People can be effectively established within community mental health teams by social workers trained as part of the 'Think Ahead' initiative. The investigators want to know how to implement the Connecting People programme well, assessing whether tools such as manuals, guidance and specific training help or hinder this process. The investigators want to know when implemented, compared to standard care, whether the programme benefits mental health service users and is cost-effective.

The study will last 15 months and is organised into two phrases:

1. Implementation of the programme in community mental health teams in five areas in England. Outcome data will be collected from each participating team and results will be compared between teams who implemented the programme and those that only offered standard care.
2. Exploration of how successful implementation was across the five areas, using a check-list and in-depth individual and group interviews to understand the features that supported or hindered the process.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Maximum age:** 70 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults with mental health problems under CMHTs

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children
* Adults with mental health problems who are not under CMHTs
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## Arms

- **Connecting People Control Group** (NO_INTERVENTION) — CMHTs (Community Mental Health Teams) will continue to support people with mental health problems using their standard care.
- **Connecting People Intervention Group** (EXPERIMENTAL) — CMHTs will receive training on how to implement Connecting People programme. They will receive implementation toolkit to improve their practice in contrast to standard care.

## Interventions

- **Connecting People Intervention** (OTHER) — Improve the resourcefulness of social networks of people with mental health problems

## Primary Outcomes

- **Resource Generator-UK (RG-UK)** _(time frame: 6 months)_ — Questionnaire; Measure of access to social capital (knowing people with particular skills or resources within your social network). The name of the scale is the Resource Generator-UK. Example questions include: Do you currently have access to someone who is able to lend you a small amount of money? Do you currently have access to someone who works for the local authority? Answers are 'Yes' or 'No'; though further information is obtained on the relation of the person to the individual. Scale has 27 items and is scored 0-27 with high scores indicating high access to social capital.

## Secondary Outcomes

- **Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)** _(time frame: 6 months)_
- **Questionnaire about the process of recovery (QPR)** _(time frame: 6 months)_
- **EQ-5D-5L** _(time frame: 6 months)_
- **The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)** _(time frame: 6 months)_

## Locations (1)

- Tees, Esk And Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, Durham, United Kingdom

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