Implementation of a Relatives Toolkit (IMPART) Study
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN16267685 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16267685 |
| Protocol serial number | HRM 7892 |
| Sponsor | Lancaster University |
| Funder | National Institute for Health Research |
- Submission date
- 09/03/2016
- Registration date
- 09/08/2016
- Last edited
- 10/08/2022
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Relatives of people with psychosis and bipolar disorder provide a huge amount of care. This caring role can cause them a lot of distress and financial stress with relatives reporting high levels of stigma, worry, shame and guilt, trauma, and loss. NICE Guidelines include a recommendation to provide information and support to all relatives. The Relatives Education and Coping Toolkit (REACT) was developed to offer an easy to use online supported intervention (program) for relatives. The intervention was developed with a lot of involvement from clinicians and relatives, provides relatives with information and support, and has been shown to reduce relatives’ distress. The next challenge is to understand how this kind of intervention can be successfully implemented into routine clinical practice. This is important because despite investment in the development and evaluation of new health technologies (such as REACT) there is a huge gap between these technologies, and what people receive in the NHS. This is called the “implementation gap”. It has been recognised that more research is needed to understand how new effective technologies can be successfully implemented in real world clinical settings to ensure patients and relatives benefit from them. The IMPART study will investigate how the REACT toolkit is implemented into Early Intervention Services as part of routine clinical practice in NHS Trusts. Researchers will carry out detailed analysis of what happens in each NHS Trust during the process of adopting the REACT intervention. The aim is to understand what factors support successful implementation of REACT so that it can be improved. The findings will have broader implications for understanding how other similar interventions can be successfully implemented.
Who can participate?
Relatives using REACT and healthcare staff involved in implementing REACT in participating NHS Trusts.
What does the study involve?
This study involves interviews and observations of meetings with staff responsible for implementing the REACT toolkit and relatives using the REACT toolkit, and involves 6 NHS trusts (3 in the north and 3 in the south). IMPART occurs in three waves (steps), in each wave there is 1 north site and 1 south site. The waves occur every six months, during which interviews, focus groups, and observations of key meetings are conducted with mental health service NHS staff. Interviews with relatives or carers that have used the REACT toolkit are also conducted to understand relative’s experiences of using the REACT toolkit. In addition to this, information using google analytics are collected to identify relative’s usage of the site.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The research team cannot promise that the study will help participants directly you but the information we gain from your interview will be used to help improve our knowledge and inform a national implementation plan for online interventions. The research team does not think that there are disadvantages to taking part although the interviews will require 45-60 minutes of your time.
Where is the study run from?
This study is being run by Lancaster University and takes place in UK NHS trusts.
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
March 2016 to December 2018 (as of 04/10/2018)
Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Professor Fiona Lobban (scientific)
f.lobban@lancaster.ac.uk
Contact information
Scientific
Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research
Division of Health Research
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YG
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 1524 593752 |
|---|---|
| f.lobban@lancaster.ac.uk |
Study information
| Primary study design | Observational |
|---|---|
| Study design | Iterative case series design |
| Secondary study design | Case series |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Implementation of a relatives' toolkit (IMPART Study): Examining the critical success factors, barriers, and facilitators to the implementation of an online supported self-management intervention in the NHS |
| Study acronym | IMPART |
| Study objectives | The study aims to understand the critical success factors, facilitators, barriers, and resources needed to integrate an online supported self-management intervention for relatives of people with recent onset psychosis into routine clinical care, and to use this information to develop a national Implementation Plan. Findings from this study will also be used to develop the growing evidence base investigating the translation of research findings into clinical practice, particularly regarding supported self-management interventions in mental health. Objectives: 1. Measure the uptake and use of REACT by NHS EIS teams and relatives 2. Identify the critical success factors, facilitators and barriers to implementation of REACT 3. Identify the resources (and costs) needed for successful implementation of REACT in EIS teams 4. Investigate the impact of REACT on self-reported relatives' outcomes 5. Develop a user friendly REACT Implementation Plan and related resources (inc Fidelity Scale) to facilitate widespread use and dissemination within the NHS 6. Use the findings from this study to further develop theories of implementation of supported self-management interventions in the NHS |
| Ethics approval(s) | East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee, 26/01/2016, ref: 16/EE/0022 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Relatives and friends supporting people with mental health problems in early intervention teams |
| Intervention | IMPART is an implementation study and not a trial. Essentially the study will conduct interviews and observations of meetings with staff responsible for implementing the REACT toolkit and relatives using the REACT toolkit, across 6 trusts (3 in the north and 3 in the south). IMPART occurs in three waves, in each wave there is 1 north site and 1 south site. The waves occur in 6 monthly intervals. During each wave interviews and observations of key meetings will be conducted with early intervention metal health service NHS staff. Interviews with relatives or carers that have been offered the REACT toolkit will also be conducted to understand relative’s experiences of using the REACT toolkit. Information using google analytics will also be obtained to identify relative’s usage of the site. |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Identification of the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an online intervention to support relatives of people with bipolar and psychosis. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
The impact of the REACT toolkit on relatives' self reported outcome measures. |
| Completion date | 31/12/2018 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Mixed |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 16 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 100 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Inclusion for relatives: Any relative receiving care through the participating EIS service will be eligible to be invited to use the REACT toolkit. However, to take part in the data collection for the research study (questionnaires and interviews), relatives will be required to be: 1. Aged 16 and over 2. Able to give legal consent 3. Good working use of English language as no translation available Inclusion for the EIS staff and IMPART lead observations and Interviews: 1. Interviews and qualitative analysis: key people from relevant stakeholder groups responsible for implementing REACT in the 6 selected mental health trusts, these will include service commissioners, service managers, supporters, relatives. 2. Interviews, observations and document analysis: all staff involved in the implementation of REACT across the six trusts selected Good knowledge of spoken and written English is essential |
| Key exclusion criteria | Relatives: Not receiving clinical support from participating EIS teams Staff: Not working in participating EIS services |
| Date of first enrolment | 14/10/2016 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/08/2018 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
LA1 4YT
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study is not expected to be made available due to confidentiality reasons. The vast majority of the data in this study is qualitative data from interviews with individual staff members in key NHS Trust roles. Publishing the data would not be appropriate as it would be easy to identify the staff member and therefore would not be anonymous. The data will be held at Lancaster University. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | 01/09/2020 | Yes | No | ||
| Protocol article | 28/12/2017 | 10/08/2022 | Yes | No | |
| HRA research summary | 28/06/2023 | No | No | ||
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
Editorial Notes
10/08/2022: Publication reference added.
04/10/2018: The following changes have been made to the trial record:
1. The overall trial end date has been changed from 31/08/2018 to 31/12/2018
2. The plain English summary has been updated
3. The intention to publish date has been changed from 31/08/2019 to 31/12/2019
27/09/2018: Publication reference added.
01/11/2017: The risks and benefits have been added to the plain English summary.
30/10/2017: The trial participating centres have been removed due to confidentiality reasons. This study is being run by the University of Lancaster. The participant level data sharing statement has been added. Ms Victoria Appleton (v.appleton@lancaster.ac.uk) has been removed as a study contact. The recruitment start date has been updated from 01/03/2016 to 14/10/2016. The target number of participants have been updated from 372 to 100 as a placeholder since the this number is not specified as the number will be as required to answer the research question. The publication and dissemination plans have been updated.
12/09/2016: Internal review
