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Implementing and Evaluating Computer-Based Interventions for Mental Health: Testing an Implementation Strategy for VA Outpatient Care

A study testing Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention in people with Insomnia, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Internet-based self-help programs are personalized, self-guided interventions delivered over a computer, mobile device, or other Internet platform and focused on improving knowledge, awareness, or behavior change for a mental or physical health problem. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Insomnia
What is being tested?
Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
77 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 May 2017to 1 Jun 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients Receiving care from a VA Connecticut West Haven PACT/PCMHI Provider
  • Diagnosed with insomnia lasting 3 months by the PACT provider, as evidenced by referral by the provider for access to the SHUTiTM program
  • Able to provide valid informed consent, as evidenced by answering questions indicating their understanding of the content of the Informed Consent Document
  • Willing to participate in an internet-based self-help program for insomnia after the access to and requirements of the program are explained to them
  • English-speaking (The SHUTiTM program is only available in English)

Who cannot join

  • Evidence of acute psychiatric decompensation requiring inpatient admission or emergency department services within the last month, including suicidality, homicidally, mania, or psychotic decompensation.
  • Evidence of a conservator of person either verbally reported by the patient or upon inspection of the medical record.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Implementing and Evaluating Computer-Based Interventions for Mental Health (CDA 14-420)

Internet-based self-help programs are personalized, self-guided interventions delivered over a computer, mobile device, or other Internet platform and focused on improving knowledge, awareness, or behavior change for a mental or physical health problem. Through previous and on-going projects at VACT, the investigators are developing a general strategy for implementing Internet-based Self-help programs in VA primary care, specifically among Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) and Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) providers. An implementation strategy is defined as a systematic intervention to integrate evidence-based health innovations into usual care. The strategy the investigators propose to test consists of four core components: (1) a clinical intermediary for patient support, (2) provider/staff facilitation and education, (3) patient education, and (4) stepped-care for those requiring additional treatment. In the proposed study, the investigators will compare this strategy to a low intensity (control) strategy with respect to the implementation related outcomes of patent engagement, provider adoption through referral to the program, and patient completion, over a six-month active implementation period. The investigators will target the very common clinical problem of insomnia and use the SHUTiTM program, a 6-week self-guided program utilizing standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques for the treatment of chronic insomnia. The program has been shown to improve insomnia severity and other sleep related outcomes in a number of controlled trials. The clinical effectiveness of SHUTiTM will be evaluated using clinical insomnia outcomes obtained on all patients enrolled over the 6-month active implementation periods. The purpose this study is to evaluate the preliminary (1) effectiveness of an implementation strategy for Internet-based Self-help Interventions and (2) clinical outcomes of a specific Internet-based self-help program for insomnia, SHUTiTM, in VA Connecticut outpatient primary care. The primary hypothesis is that the experimental implementation strategy the investigators are developing, relative to a control strategy, will result in higher rates of program engagement by patients, greater provider adoption through referral to the program, greater program completion, and improved patient insomnia outcomes.

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Objective: The purpose this study is to evaluate the preliminary (1) effectiveness of an implementation strategy for Internet-based Self-help Interventions and (2) clinical outcomes of a specific Internet-based self-help program for insomnia, SHUTiTM, in VA Connecticut outpatient primary care. The primary hypothesis is that the experimental implementation strategy the investigators are developing, relative to a control strategy, will result in higher rates of program engagement by patients, greater provider adoption through referral to the program, greater program completion, and improved patient insomnia outcomes.

Research Design: The investigators will employ a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study design through which the investigators will primarily test the effectiveness of the implementation strategy, while secondarily evaluating the clinical effectiveness of the SHUTiTM program. The investigators will use a quasi-experimental pre-/post-cohort design whereby SHUTiTM will initially be implemented using a low-intensity (control) strategy, followed by implementation using the experimental strategy. The SHUTiTM program's association with clinical response will be evaluated in an uncontrolled pre-/post-format.

Methodology: Internet-based self-help programs are personalized, self-guided interventions delivered over a computer, mobile device, or other Internet platform and focused on improving knowledge, awareness, or behavior change for a mental or physical health problem. Through previous and on-going projects at VACT, the investigators are developing a general strategy for implementing Internet-based Self-help programs in VA primary care, specifically among Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) and Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) providers. An implementation strategy is defined as a systematic intervention to integrate evidence-based health innovations into usual care. The strategy the investigators propose to test consists of four core components: (1) a clinical intermediary for patient support, (2) provider/staff facilitation and education, (3) patient education, and (4) stepped-care for those requiring additional treatment. The investigators' currently approved protocol (#0002) involves interviewing VA providers, administrators, and staff in order to expand and modify the components of this strategy. In the proposed study, the investigators will compare this strategy to a low intensity (control) strategy with respect to the implementation related outcomes of patent engagement, provider adoption through referral to the program, and patient completion, over a six-month active implementation period. Use of the program will continue and implementation outcomes will be gathered over an additional one-year sustainment phase. The investigators will target the very common clinical problem of insomnia and use the SHUTiTM program, a 6-week self-guided program utilizing standard cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques for the treatment of chronic insomnia. The program has been shown to improve insomnia severity and other sleep related outcomes in a number of controlled trials. The clinical effectiveness of SHUTiTM will be evaluated using clinical insomnia outcomes obtained on all patients enrolled over the 6-month active implementation periods.

Impact/Significance: The development and testing of evidence-based implementation strategies for Internet-based self-help programs in VA outpatient care is essential given that (1) there is an increasing number of Internet-based self-help programs providing evidence-based treatment for a variety of mental and behavioral health disorders, (2) VA has committed to improving access to care, especially evidence-based and self-care resources, and (3) there is a Congressional mandate that VA implement Internet-based care. This will be first controlled trial of an implementation strategy for Internet-based self-help programs in a VA primary care (PACT/PCMHI) context.

Conditions
Insomnia
Being tested
Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention
Keywords
Health Technology, Internet-Based Psychotherapy, self-care, Primary Care, Mental Health
Medical subject headings
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Internet-based Self-help Insomnia InterventionBehavioural

    Also called SHUTi (Sleep Health Using the Internet)

    The investigators will use the program, SHUTiTM for the treatment of insomnia. The intervention is a CBT-based 6-week, self-administered course accessed via the Internet on mobile, desk-top, and other devices. The program is split into six modules, completed weekly, which include instruction on psycho-education, stimulus control, relaxation training, sleep restriction, medication tapering, and addressing cognitive distortions. The content is delivered via text, video vignettes, case histories, interactive learning tools, interactive skills assessments, symptom assessments, and a sleep log. Homework is assigned after each module. Providers and support staff can follow treatment progress via access to a dashboard of patient information collected by the program. Such information includes progress through the modules, date of last engagement, symptom assessment outcomes, and sleep log data abstracted into commonly used sleep indices such as sleep onset latency and sleep efficiency.

Study groups in NCT03151083
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Phase 1: Implementation As Usual (Implementation Through ReseActive comparatorSHUTi digital CBTi Program was implemented in VACT primary care using implementation activities executed by the research team between June 2017 and January 2018 (8-months). Implementation activities included: Provider Education by the research team, Provider Reminders (information pamphlets in treatment rooms), Patient Advertising/Information (information pamphlets in treatment rooms), Single Referral Pathway Not Integrated Primary Care Workflow (Primary care provider contact research team for patient referral over email).
Receives: Behavioral: Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention
Phase 2: Primary Care Coached Digital CBTi Implementation (ImExperimentalSHUTi digital CBTi Program implemented in VACT primary care using implementation activities executed by primary care teams June 2018 and January 2019 (8-months). Implementation activities included: Provider Education by the research team, Provider Reminders (information pamphlets in treatment rooms), Patient Advertising/Information (information pamphlets in treatment rooms), patient education and motivational support supplied through a digital CBTi coach, the digital CBTi coach was a primary care nurse trained by the research team, technical support and oversight of the digital CBTi coach by the research team. Single Referral Pathway Not Integrated Primary Care Workflow.
Receives: Behavioral: Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention
Phase 3: Primary Care Mental Health Collaborative Care ImplemExperimentalSHUTi digital CBTi Program implemented in VACT primary care using implementation activities executed by primary care teams April 2019 and November 2019 (8-months). Implementation activities included: Provider Education by the research team, Provider Reminders, Patient Advertising/Information, patient education and motivational support supplied through a digital CBTi coach, the digital CBTi coach was a peer support specialist working on the primary care mental health collaborative care team, the digital CBTi coach was trained by the research team, technical support and oversight of the digital CBTi coach by the research team. Additional members primary care mental health collaborative care team were educated to provide education about digital CBTi. Multiple referral pathways to digital CBTi: consults to the digital CBTi Coach, warm handoffs to primary care mental health collaborative care team. Digital CBTi coach consults integrated Primary Care Workflow.
Receives: Behavioral: Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Program Engagement: Completion of the First Program Module

    The proportion of participants engaging in the program (completing at least one module) among the unique Veterans treated in VA Connecticut primary care over the respective intervention periods.

    Measured: 3 weeks following subject enrollment

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Program Completion

    Completion of all six modules of the program. The proportion of individuals completing all six modules among all individuals enrolled.

    Measured: 10 Weeks following subject enrollment

  2. Provider Adoption

    The number of providers who made a referral to the SHUTi Program among the number of providers with the ability to make a referral.

    Measured: Over each 8-month active implementation Phase

  3. Insomnia Severity Index

    The ISI will be the primary clinical outcome and is a self-report seven-item measure that targets the subjective symptoms and functional consequences of insomnia. The outcome reported is the change in total ISI score from baseline to follow-up. All enrollees are analyzed as a single group regardless of implementation period. The Insomnia Severity Index to total is the sum on 7 questions scored 0 to 4 (minimum=0, Maximum=28). Higher scores indicate more severe insomnia.

    Measured: At enrollment and 10 weeks following enrollment.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 May 2017
  2. Study start30 May 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2020
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
The investigators will employ a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness study design through which the investigator will primarily test the effectiveness of the experimental implementation strategy the investigators are developing and secondarily evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the internet-based self-help program for insomnia. The investigators will use a quasi-experimental pre-/post-cohort design whereby the program will initially be implemented using an enhanced usual care (control) strategy, followed by implementation using the experimental implementation strategy. The program's association with clinical response will be evaluated in an uncontrolled pre-/post-format.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
77 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03151083
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDX 16-001
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
19 Apr 2017
Last updated
21 Jul 2023
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Hermes EDA, Rosenheck RA, Burrone L, Dante G, Lukens C, Martino S. The Implementation and Effectiveness of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Primary Care: A Pilot Study. Implement Res Pract. 2021 Nov 15;2:26334895211053659. doi: 10.1177/26334895211053659. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

    PubMed 37090002

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Internet-based Self-help Insomnia Intervention in people with Insomnia, run by VA Office of Research and Development at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Jan 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Program Engagement: Completion of the First Program Module (time frame: 3 weeks following subject enrollment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03151083, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jul 2023.

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