Understanding the development and running of Recovery Colleges in England

ISRCTN	ISRCTN10215637
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10215637
IRAS number	211925
Secondary identifying numbers	RP-DG-0615-10008, IRAS 211925, CPMS 32791

Submission date: 26/07/2021
Registration date: 10/08/2021
Last edited: 26/05/2022

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Ongoing
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Recovery Colleges are a recent approach to supporting people living with mental health problems. They are collaborative, strengths-based, person-centred, inclusive (i.e. available to all) and community-focused. A Recovery College provides support to students (mainly mental health service users but also family members, staff and other stakeholders) through adult education rather than through clinical approaches. This research project aims to investigate how Recovery Colleges can provide the most benefit to people who use mental health services using five scientific studies. This is the first study, which aims to understand and describe Recovery Colleges in England.

Who can participate?
Managers or senior leaders of Recovery Colleges in England, aged over 18 years

What does the study involve?
To describe Recovery Colleges in England, a national survey will be sent to Recovery College managers to investigate what each Recovery College looks like and how it runs. The survey will include a manager-rated assessment of Recovery College fidelity. Once managers have completed the survey, they will then be invited to take part in a 45-minute follow-up interview to explore how their Recovery College worked before and after the pandemic.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Recovery College managers will get the opportunity to have their Recovery College represented in the national survey and findings may help shape future service direction. There are no known risks to participating in this study.

Where is the study run from?
King's College London (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
December 2020 to November 2025

Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK)

Who is the main contact?
Daniel Hayes
RECOLLECT@kcl.ac.uk

Study website

Contact information

Dr Daniel Hayes
Public

Health Service and Population Research Department
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

ORCID ID	0000-0003-4948-3333
Phone	+44 (0)7385 466427
Email	RECOLLECT@kcl.ac.uk

Dr Claire Henderson
Public

Health Service and Population Research Department
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

ORCID ID	0000-0002-6998-5659
Phone	+44 (0) 20 7848 5075
Email	RECOLLECT@kcl.ac.uk

Study information

Study design	National survey and qualitative interviews
Primary study design	Observational
Secondary study design	National survey and qualitative interviews
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Other
Participant information sheet	No participant information sheet available
Scientific title	Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT): Understanding the development and running of Recovery Colleges in England using a national survey and follow-up interviews with Recovery College Management
Study acronym	RECOLLECT 2
Study objectives	Objectives: 1. To describe Recovery Colleges in England 2. To establish Recovery College costs 3. To establish how the pandemic has affected Recovery Colleges 4. To understand the organisational context and history of Recovery Colleges
Ethics approval(s)	The research was reviewed by the sponsor (Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), who confirmed that approval from a research ethics committee was not needed as this is a study of usual practice. Sponsorship number: 118257
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Mental health and wellbeing
Intervention	The intervention in question is 'Recovery Colleges'. For the purposes of the project, these are services that meet the following criteria: 1. They focus on supporting personal recovery 2. They aspire to co-production 3. They aspire to adult learning This study will be describing the running of Recovery Colleges and establishing the costs of Recovery Colleges in England as well as exploring how COVID-19 has influenced Recovery College function. To describe the running of Recovery Colleges and the costs associated with this, the researchers will employ a national survey of Recovery College managers in England at a single timepoint. This survey will also measure Recovery College fidelity. Follow-up qualitative interviews will then be used to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on Recovery College function.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	The running of Recovery Colleges and the associated costs, assessed using a national survey of Recovery College managers in England at a single timepoint
Secondary outcome measures	There are no secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date	01/12/2020
Completion date	30/11/2025

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Health professional
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	80
Key inclusion criteria	1. A Manager/Senior leader at a Recovery College 2. Give informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	1. Aged under 18 years 2. Unable to give informed consent 3. Not a Manager/Senior leader
Date of first enrolment	01/08/2021
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2021

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Kings College London (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience)

Health Services and Population Research Department
David Goldberg Centre, De Crespigny Park
London
SE5 8AF
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital/treatment centre

Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Nottingham
NG3 6AA
England
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)115 969 1300
Email	research@nottshc.nhs.uk
Website	http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
"ROR"	https://ror.org/04ehjk122

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Institute for Health Research
Government organisation / National government

Alternative name(s): National Institute for Health Research, NIHR Research, NIHRresearch, NIHR - National Institute for Health Research, NIHR (The National Institute for Health and Care Research), NIHR
Location: United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date	01/06/2022
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	Yes
IPD sharing plan summary	Available on request
Publication and dissemination plan	Additional documents are available on request from the authors. Dissemination will include tailored messaging through various networks (professional, service user and carer, research networks including into low- and middle-income countries, ImROC, the Recovery College Network), via websites (e.g., Research into Recovery), and a knowledge mobilisation event at the end of the programme. Outputs will include papers in high impact academic/practitioner journals, conferences, reports and briefings.
IPD sharing plan	The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are/will be available upon request from the sponsor Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (research@nottshc.nhs.uk) at the end of the study in 2025. Data will be in an anonymised form for descriptive and exploratory research.

Editorial Notes

26/05/2022: The acronym has been changed from RECOLLECT to RECOLLECT 2.
07/09/2021: Internal review.
09/08/2021: Trial's existence confirmed by the NIHR.