Learning DisabilitiesNCT06508853
Transforming Care Experiences of Support Workers and Managers
An observational study of Learning Disabilities and Behavioural Problem, run by King's College London at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
What research question is being addressed? What is the experience of support workers, and managers, supporting people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient to community settings as part of the Transforming Care Agenda. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Learning Disabilities, Behavioural Problem
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Aug 2024to May 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Participants will be support workers and managers working with people with learning disabilities who have moved from hospital to community settings as part of the transforming care agenda.
Who may be able to join
- Participants will be support workers and managers working within services for people with learning disabilities (supported living or care home settings).
- Participants need to have worked with someone who has a learning disability who has been discharged from hospital during the past three years.
- Participants need to have worked with the person with a learning disability during the first three years of their discharge from hospital.
- Participants need to have worked with the person who has a learning disability for a period of at least four months.
- The person with a learning disability will need to have been discharged from hospital, into their current service, within the past 3 years.
- For each person with a learning disability identified, a maximum of two support workers and one manager can be included (interviewed).
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- Support workers or managers will need to be based within one of the four research site localities (South London and Maudsley, Hertfordshire NHS University Trust, East London Foundation Trust and North East London Foundation Trust).
- Support workers and managers will need to be able to participate in interviews on Microsoft Teams, or in person, conducted in the English language.
- There are no inclusion or exclusion criteria based on age, gender, ability or any other personal identifiers.
Who cannot join
- Support workers or managers working with autistic people, or people who have experienced mental health difficulties (without a learning disability).
- Support workers or managers who have worked with the person with a learning disability for less than four months.
- Support workers or managers working in locations outside of the remit of any of the four research sites.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
Kings College London
London
Kate Blamires, kate.blamires@kcl.ac.uk
About this study
Official title: Exploring the Experience of Support Workers and Managers Supporting People With Learning Disabilities Who Have Moved From Inpatient to Community Settings as Part of the Transforming Care Agenda.
- What research question is being addressed? What is the experience of support workers, and managers, supporting people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient to community settings as part of the Transforming Care Agenda.
- How is it of relevance and importance to patients and public? In 2011 serious abuse of people with learning disabilities was uncovered at Winterbourne View, an independent hospital for people with learning disabilities. The Transforming Care Agenda was set out by the UK government in 2012 in response to this abuse. A key part of the action plan included moving people with learning disabilities out of inappropriate hospital settings, into the community.
Support workers and managers are key mediators in approaches to ensure that people with learning disabilities are able to achieve a good quality of life in the community, however so far there is limited research looking into their experiences.
- Broadly what area (disease, therapy or service) is being studied? For therapeutic studies what is the drug, device or procedure being tested? The area being studied is support for people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient settings to community settings.
- Who would be eligible? Support workers and managers who have worked with people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient to community settings within the past three years will be eligible to be interviewed as part of this study. 4 to 6 support workers, and 4 to 6 managers will be interviewed in total.
- The type of sites where the study will be conducted Participants (support workers and managers) will be recruited through NHS sites (community learning disability teams) who have identified individuals with learning disabilities who have moved from hospital to community settings (as part of the Transforming Care Agenda) within the past 3 years.
- How long will the study last and what will the participants undergo? The study will last approximately 1.5 years. If they consent, participants will be invited to take part in an interview, lasting up to one hour. The interview will focus on their experience of supporting someone with a learning disability who has moved from a hospital setting, into a community setting, within the past three years.
- Conditions
- Learning Disabilities, Behavioural Problem
- Being tested
- Qualitative research (no intervention)
- Medical subject headings
- Learning Disabilities, Mental Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Qualitative research (no intervention)Other
Interviews are being conducted with support workers and managers.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
No formal outcome measures - qualitative analysis of data from interviews.
Data will be analysed using IPA
Measured: 1
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jul 2024
- Study startAug 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completionMar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completionMay 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Learning DisabilitiesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by King's College LondonThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Other
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- King's College London
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06508853
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 339318
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 15 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 18 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Exploring the Experience of Support Workers and Managers Supporting People With Learning Disabilities Who Have Moved From Inpatient to Community Settings as Part of the Transforming Care Agenda.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06508853
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 339318
- Conditions
- Learning Disabilities, Behavioural Problem
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- King's College LondonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- May 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 18 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
- What research question is being addressed? What is the experience of support workers, and managers, supporting people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient to community settings as part of the Transforming Care Agenda.
- How is it of relevance and importance to patients and public? In 2011 serious abuse of people with learning disabilities was uncovered at Winterbourne View, an independent hospital for people with learning disabilities. The Transforming Care Agenda was set out by the UK government in 2012 in response to this abuse. A key part of the action plan included moving people with learning disabilities out of inappropriate hospital settings, into the community.
Support workers and managers are key mediators in approaches to ensure that people with learning disabilities are able to achieve a good quality of life in the community, however so far there is limited research looking into their experiences.
- Broadly what area (disease, therapy or service) is being studied? For therapeutic studies what is the drug, device or procedure being tested? The area being studied is support for people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient settings to community settings.
- Who would be eligible? Support workers and managers who have worked with people with learning disabilities who have moved from inpatient to community settings within the past three years will be eligible to be interviewed as part of this study. 4 to 6 support workers, and 4 to 6 managers will be interviewed in total.
- The type of sites where the study will be conducted Participants (support workers and managers) will be recruited through NHS sites (community learning disability teams) who have identified individuals with learning disabilities who have moved from hospital to community settings (as part of the Transforming Care Agenda) within the past 3 years.
- How long will the study last and what will the participants undergo? The study will last approximately 1.5 years. If they consent, participants will be invited to take part in an interview, lasting up to one hour. The interview will focus on their experience of supporting someone with a learning disability who has moved from a hospital setting, into a community setting, within the past three years.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Other
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Participants will be support workers and managers working with people with learning disabilities who have moved from hospital to community settings as part of the transforming care agenda.
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Participants will be support workers and managers working within services for people with learning disabilities (supported living or care home settings).
- Participants need to have worked with someone who has a learning disability who has been discharged from hospital during the past three years.
- Participants need to have worked with the person with a learning disability during the first three years of their discharge from hospital.
- Participants need to have worked with the person who has a learning disability for a period of at least four months.
- The person with a learning disability will need to have been discharged from hospital, into their current service, within the past 3 years.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Support workers or managers working with autistic people, or people who have experienced mental health difficulties (without a learning disability).
- Support workers or managers who have worked with the person with a learning disability for less than four months.
- Support workers or managers working in locations outside of the remit of any of the four research sites.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative research (no intervention)Interviews are being conducted with support workers and managers. | Other | – |
Primary outcome
No formal outcome measures - qualitative analysis of data from interviews.
Time frame: 1
Data will be analysed using IPA
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Jul 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Learning Disabilities and Behavioural Problem, run by King's College London at 1 site in United Kingdom.
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 9 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jul 2024. 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 Kingdom. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
No formal outcome measures - qualitative analysis of data from interviews. (time frame: 1). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 18 Jul 2024.