Towards Recovery Empowerment and experiential Expertise

ISRCTN	ISRCTN58617174
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN58617174
Protocol serial number	75-427; NTR378
Sponsor	Trimbos-instituut Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (The Netherlands)
Funders	Protective Housing Foundation Utrecht (Stichting Beschermd Wonen Utrecht [SBWU]) (The Netherlands), The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)

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Dr W.A. Boevink
Scientific

Trimbos-instituut
P.O. Box 725
Utrecht
3500 AS
Netherlands

Phone	+31 (0)30 2959288
Email	wboevink@trimbos.nl

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Multicentre, randomised controlled, parallel group trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Towards Recovery Empowerment and experiential Expertise: a randomised controlled trial
Study acronym	TREE
Study objectives	Clients in a consumer-driven program for recovery, empowerment and experiential expertise will have better outcomes on self-efficacy and empowerment than clients on a waiting list for the program.
Ethics approval(s)	Received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Mental disorders
Intervention	Clients in the experimental condition can choose between several consumer-driven, recovery oriented interventions: 1. A self-help study group (no specified duration) 2. An introductory seminar attended by the client and his/her practitioner 3. A five-day introductory course on recovery Control: Waiting-list for the program.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Self-efficacy, empowerment
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Quality of life 2. Identity 3. Social support 4. Community participation 5. Symptoms 6. Service use 7. Met and unmet needs
Completion date	28/02/2008

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	140
Key inclusion criteria	1. Severe mental illness 2. Interest in a recovery oriented program 3. Willingness to give informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/05/2004
Date of final enrolment	28/02/2008

Trimbos-instituut

Utrecht
3500 AS
Netherlands

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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