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Peer Wellness Enhancement For Patients With Serious Mental Illness and High Medical Costs

NCT03673852 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-02-17

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Summary

This research addresses the important public health crisis that people with serious mental illness (SMI) are dying10-20 years younger than the average population, primarily due to chronic, untreated medical conditions. This proposal tests the feasibility, acceptability, engagement of target mechanisms, and preliminary effectiveness of a peer-led and peer-developed intervention to improve the health and wellness of people with SMI by addressing underlying social determinants of health. This research will provide key information about target mechanisms underlying peer interventions and establish the evidence needed to advance to a full scale clinical trial.

Conditions

  • Chronic Medical Condition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

WE Harambee

WE Harambee is a 6-month intervention, comprised of twice a week group meetings for 12 weeks, followed by a second 12 weeks of individual peer coaching/navigation. WE Harambee aims to enhance access to and engagement in primary care and behavioral health services, as well as improve overall health and well-being, including the 8 dimensions of wellness and social determinants of health.

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Health Home Enrollment

A BHH is a Center for Medicaid Services program supporting Medicaid beneficiaries with complex needs, typically multiple chronic conditions impacting both physical and behavioral health. Utilizing a team-based clinical approach that includes the patient, his/her providers, and possibly family members, BHH programs target service fragmentation by linking community supports and resources as well as by enhancing the integration of primary and behavioral health care. Care Coordinators oversee and facilitate access to all services an individual needs to stay as healthy as possible, aiming to promote continuous health management not mere resolution of repeated acute episodes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chyrell D Bellamy, Ph.D. · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-06
Primary Completion
2021-05-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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