Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Patients with mood disorder or psychotic disorder will be given handheld devices with personal health records to educate, monitor and deliver customizable healthcare tools based on their personal needs. The use of technology has great potential to deliver care more effectively and efficiently. No actual information is on the handheld device - it is accessed from a secure site behind hospital firewalls.

Official Title
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Mental Health Engagement Network (MHEN): Connecting Clients With Their Health Team

Conditions
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Mood Disorder, Psychotic Disorder

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Access to TELUS Health Space and Smart Phone


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Must be diagnosed with mood disorder or psychotic disorder for a minimum one year Able to make informed consent to participate in the study Able to understand and speak English to the degree necessary to participate in interviews/focus groups Exclusion Criteria: Younger than 18 or older than 80

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Early Intervention<br>At Phase 1 (first 3 months of project), the 200 participants in Group 1 will be provided with a Personal Health Record (PHR) through TELUS Health Space, as well as they will be introduced to smart phone technology to ready them for deployment of the prompts and reminders. Two months later, they will be provided with a smart phone. | Behavioral: Access to TELUS Health Space and Smart Phone<br>* Participants will be given their own TELUS Health Space and Smart Phone in order to have access to their personal health records. Specific procedures using the smart phone will depend on the individual care plan for each participant. Prompts and assessments will vary depending on participant needs.<br>|
| Experimental: Later Intervention<br>A delayed implementation plan will be used (but will have no effect on the standard of care for the remaining 200 participants), so the remaining 200 participants in Group 2 will initially act as a control group, but at Phase 2 (six months later - approximately June 2012) the remaining 200 participants will be introduced to the technology in the same order (PHR -> Smart Phone). Group 2 will have the benefit of any enhancements made during Phase 1 of the project. | Behavioral: Access to TELUS Health Space and Smart Phone<br>* Participants will be given their own TELUS Health Space and Smart Phone in order to have access to their personal health records. Specific procedures using the smart phone will depend on the individual care plan for each participant. Prompts and assessments will vary depending on participant needs.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lehman Quality of Life - Brief Version |  | Every 6 months for total of 18 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Mental Health, Smart Technology, Mood disorder, Psychotic disorder