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Text 2 Connect- Texting Intervention for Mental Health Treatment Utilization (T2C)

Primary Purpose

Depression, Suicidal Ideation

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Text2Connect
Psychoeducational Videos (PE) Only
Sponsored by
University of Pittsburgh
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Depression focused on measuring depression, suicidal ideation, treatment, mental health, text message intervention

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant engaged in treatment at CC Waterdam, STAR or CABS clinic
  • Participants have a current psychiatric diagnosis documented in their electronic medical record and/or be in receipt of mental health services within 3 months per self-/ parent- or clinician- report
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Recently graduated high school
  • Planning to attend college or higher education program within 6 weeks
  • Own a text-capable phone
  • Be willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants will be excluded if they have conditions that might impair their ability to effectively engage in Text2Connect
  • Under the age of 18yo
  • Non-English speakers

Sites / Locations

  • Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP- Waterdam) of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC
  • Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Services (CABS) Center
  • STAR Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Text2Connect

Psychoeducational Videos (PE) Only

Arm Description

Participants receiving Text2Connect (T2C) personalized messages will receive a monthly check-in text prompt. Based on their response, the participants then receive either general psychoeducational videos and prompts to continue to monitor mental health or are then prompted to endorse stressors and symptoms they are experiencing to prompt awareness of treatment targets in daily life.

Participants will receive a web link to a library of 4 PE videos. These brief 2-minute videos include general information about self-care during college.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Engagement With Intervention: Text Message Check-ins
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to SMS prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. All Intervention participants (n=34) received text-message check-ins with question: "How would you rate your emotional health this past week?" on a likert scale of: 1=excellent; 2=very good; 3=good;4=fair; 5=poor. Participants who did not respond to this message initially were sent a reminder with the same content each week of the intervention.
Engagement With Intervention: Web-based Check Ins
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. Participants received 1 text "How would you rate our emotional health this last week" on a likert scale of: 1 (excellent), 2 Very good, 3 good 4 fair 5 poor. If respondents answered "fair" or "Poor" they were routed to a website with psychoeducational videos and additional questions called a "web-based check in." The questions inquired what type of stressors the participant experienced contributing to the "Fair" or "Poor" ratings, what types of symptoms the participants noticed as a result of the indicated stressor and if participants felt they could manage their stress.
Engagement With Intervention: Drop Out Rate
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. Participants are considered "dropped out" if they requested to be removed from the T2C intervention and all texts to be stopped.
Usability & Satisfaction-PSSUQ
Satisfaction with the technical components of interventions will be assessed through the certain questions from the Post System Satisfaction and Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The PSSUQ utilize 16 items w/ response options ranging from 1-7 where 1=strongly disagree and 7=strongly agree. The PSSUQ has sub-scores derived from subsets of the questions which reflect system usefulness, information quality, and interface quality. Scores are added and range from 16-112, with higher score indicating less satisfaction. Questions 1 to 16 result in the Overall score; Questions 1 to 6 result in System Usefulness score; Questions 7 to 12 result in Information Quality score; Questions 13 to 16 result in Interface Quality.
Usability & Satisfaction-CSQ
Satisfaction with the technical components of interventions will be assessed through the certain questions from the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ8). 8 items are scored on a likert scale of 1 to 4. Item 1 (reverse scored): scale 1(excellent)-4 (poor); Item 2: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely); item 3(reverse scored): 1(none of needs met)-4(all needs met); item 4: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely); item 5: 1(quite dissatisfied)-4(very satisfied); item 6(reverse scored): 1(made things worse)-4(helped a great deal); item 7 (reverse scored): 1(quite dissatisfied)-4(very satisfied); item 8: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely). Higher scores=higher satisfaction (score sum range is 8-32).
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
General Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.
General Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.
General Self-Efficacy
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Psychosocial Functioning
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Psychosocial Functioning
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Psychosocial Functioning
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Symptom Severity
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Symptom Severity
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Symptom Severity
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.

Full Information

First Posted
September 10, 2020
Last Updated
May 10, 2023
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborators
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04560075
Brief Title
Text 2 Connect- Texting Intervention for Mental Health Treatment Utilization
Acronym
T2C
Official Title
ETUDES Center- Text2Connect - Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
October 1, 2020 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborators
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Text2Connect (T2C) proposes to test a text-based intervention designed to improve engagement with mental health treatment.
Detailed Description
To enhance outcomes for transition-age youth with mental health disorders during the vulnerable period that occurs during their first several months of college, the investigators propose an automated TM intervention, "Text to Connect" (T2C), that aims to increase mental health self-efficacy through psychoeducation, self-monitoring of symptoms and stressors, and cues to action for college-bound youth. Assignment of Interventions: The study will utilize block randomization whereby 2/3 of participants will be randomly assigned to receive T2C, and 1/3 to receive PE. Blocks will balance the groups on site (CCP versus STAR/CABS). A 2:1 randomization scheme will randomize 50 youth to either receive T2C (n=30) or a link to brief psychoeducational videos about mental health (PE; n=20). All participants will then complete a brief battery of self-report assessments online at baseline and again monthly through month 4. Youth randomized to receive PE will receive a text message with the link to the webpage with the psychoeducational videos. Youth randomized to receive T2C will be onboarded and initiate the TM intervention that sends automated prompts at minimum monthly through month 4. Hypothesis: Aim 1. To examine the feasibility of T2C for transition-age youth with psychiatric disorders (n=3 clinics, 50 adolescents). Youth randomized to receive T2C will: Hypothesis 1a. engage with T2C at high rates (>70% response rate to SMS prompts). Hypothesis 1b. report high levels of satisfaction (>70% satisfaction) and usability with T2C. Aim 2. To examine the impact of T2C versus PE on mental health self-efficacy, symptoms and functioning, and treatment engagement. Over 4 months, youth who receive T2C, as compared with youth who receive PE, will report: Hypothesis 2a (Primary). Greater mental health self-efficacy Hypothesis 2b (Secondary). Lower symptom severity and greater psychosocial functioning Hypothesis 2c (Secondary). Higher rates of follow-through with mental health services

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Depression, Suicidal Ideation
Keywords
depression, suicidal ideation, treatment, mental health, text message intervention

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
This study will use a parallel study design, where participants are randomized into two intervention groups (T2C and PE) and will receive interventions in parallel.
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Masking Description
Outcomes assessors will be masked to the intervention condition at follow-up assessment time points.
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
52 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Text2Connect
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants receiving Text2Connect (T2C) personalized messages will receive a monthly check-in text prompt. Based on their response, the participants then receive either general psychoeducational videos and prompts to continue to monitor mental health or are then prompted to endorse stressors and symptoms they are experiencing to prompt awareness of treatment targets in daily life.
Arm Title
Psychoeducational Videos (PE) Only
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Participants will receive a web link to a library of 4 PE videos. These brief 2-minute videos include general information about self-care during college.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Text2Connect
Intervention Description
The T2C intervention aims to increase mental health self-efficacy though psychoeducation, self-monitoring of symptoms and stressors, and cues to action for college-bound youth.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Psychoeducational Videos (PE) Only
Intervention Description
Participants in this group will receive psychoeducation through the PE video library.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Engagement With Intervention: Text Message Check-ins
Description
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to SMS prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. All Intervention participants (n=34) received text-message check-ins with question: "How would you rate your emotional health this past week?" on a likert scale of: 1=excellent; 2=very good; 3=good;4=fair; 5=poor. Participants who did not respond to this message initially were sent a reminder with the same content each week of the intervention.
Time Frame
Over 3 months after baseline
Title
Engagement With Intervention: Web-based Check Ins
Description
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. Participants received 1 text "How would you rate our emotional health this last week" on a likert scale of: 1 (excellent), 2 Very good, 3 good 4 fair 5 poor. If respondents answered "fair" or "Poor" they were routed to a website with psychoeducational videos and additional questions called a "web-based check in." The questions inquired what type of stressors the participant experienced contributing to the "Fair" or "Poor" ratings, what types of symptoms the participants noticed as a result of the indicated stressor and if participants felt they could manage their stress.
Time Frame
Over 3 months after baseline
Title
Engagement With Intervention: Drop Out Rate
Description
Participant's engagement with the T2C intervention will be assessed via their response rate to prompts, as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. "High" engagement with T2C will be rated as >70% response rate. Participants are considered "dropped out" if they requested to be removed from the T2C intervention and all texts to be stopped.
Time Frame
Over 3 months after baseline
Title
Usability & Satisfaction-PSSUQ
Description
Satisfaction with the technical components of interventions will be assessed through the certain questions from the Post System Satisfaction and Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The PSSUQ utilize 16 items w/ response options ranging from 1-7 where 1=strongly disagree and 7=strongly agree. The PSSUQ has sub-scores derived from subsets of the questions which reflect system usefulness, information quality, and interface quality. Scores are added and range from 16-112, with higher score indicating less satisfaction. Questions 1 to 16 result in the Overall score; Questions 1 to 6 result in System Usefulness score; Questions 7 to 12 result in Information Quality score; Questions 13 to 16 result in Interface Quality.
Time Frame
3 month follow up timepoint
Title
Usability & Satisfaction-CSQ
Description
Satisfaction with the technical components of interventions will be assessed through the certain questions from the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ8). 8 items are scored on a likert scale of 1 to 4. Item 1 (reverse scored): scale 1(excellent)-4 (poor); Item 2: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely); item 3(reverse scored): 1(none of needs met)-4(all needs met); item 4: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely); item 5: 1(quite dissatisfied)-4(very satisfied); item 6(reverse scored): 1(made things worse)-4(helped a great deal); item 7 (reverse scored): 1(quite dissatisfied)-4(very satisfied); item 8: 1(definitely not)-4(definitely). Higher scores=higher satisfaction (score sum range is 8-32).
Time Frame
3 month follow up timepoint
Title
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
Time Frame
1 month timepoint
Title
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
Time Frame
3 month timepoint
Title
Mental Health Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the Mental Health Self-Efficacy Scale (MHSES), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The MHSES contains 6 items that are scored on a 10-point Likert Scale. Scores range from 6-60 with higher scores indicating greater confidence in participant's mental health self-efficacy.
Time Frame
2 month timepoint
Title
General Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.
Time Frame
1 month Timepoint
Title
General Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.
Time Frame
2 month Timepoint
Title
General Self-Efficacy
Description
Mental health self-efficacy will be assessed via the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), as the primary outcome of Text2Connect Phase 2. The GSE contains 10 items scored on a 4-point Likert Scale, with scores ranging from 10-40. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy.
Time Frame
3 month Timepoint
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Psychosocial Functioning
Description
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Time Frame
1 month timepoint
Title
Psychosocial Functioning
Description
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Time Frame
2 month timepoint
Title
Psychosocial Functioning
Description
Psychosocial functioning will be assessed via the College Adjustment Questionnaire (CAQ) The CAQ contains 14 questions & 3 subscales (Educational, Relational, & Psychological functioning) embedded within. Each subscale is scored on 1(very inaccurate)-5 (very accurate) likert scale. Educational Functioning items include: 1, 5, 7, 12, 13; Relational Functioning items include: 2, 4, 9, 10, 14; Psychological Functioning items include: 3, 6, 8, 11. Items 2 & 9 from Relational subscale, 13 from Educational subscale, & 8 & 11 from Psychological subscale are reversed scored on 5 (very inaccurate)-1(very accurate) likert scale. The Educational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Relational functioning subscale score can be summed range from 5-25; the Psychological subscale can be summed range from 4-20. Total scores across all 3 subscales can be summed & range from 14-70. Higher scores indicate better functioning on each scale and across the total measure.
Time Frame
3 month timepoint
Title
Symptom Severity
Description
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Time Frame
1 month timepoint
Title
Symptom Severity
Description
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Time Frame
2 month timepoint
Title
Symptom Severity
Description
Symptom severity will be assessed via the CCAPS Mental Health Symptoms. The CCAPS is a 62-item instrument with 8 subscales (depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance abuse) related to psychological symptoms & distress in college students. Scores are on a 5 point likert scale for each subscale: 0 (not at all like me), 1,2,3,4 (Extremely like me). Lower scores indicate greater severity of symptoms. Some items are reverse-scored. To score, average the items scores for each subscale to create the subscale raw score.
Time Frame
3 month timepoint
Title
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Description
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.
Time Frame
1 month timepoint
Title
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Description
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.
Time Frame
2 month timepoint
Title
Mental Health Service Follow-through
Description
Mental health service follow-through will be assessed via the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI). Ratings of 4 questions are Yes or No indicating if participants received the type of service. Scores described below are count of participants indicating "Yes" on the scale.
Time Frame
3 month timepoint

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participant engaged in treatment at CC Waterdam, STAR or CABS clinic Participants have a current psychiatric diagnosis documented in their electronic medical record and/or be in receipt of mental health services within 3 months per self-/ parent- or clinician- report At least 18 years of age Recently graduated high school Planning to attend college or higher education program within 6 weeks Own a text-capable phone Be willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have conditions that might impair their ability to effectively engage in Text2Connect Under the age of 18yo Non-English speakers
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Tina Goldstein, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
University of Pittsburgh
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Brian Suffoletto, MD
Organizational Affiliation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP- Waterdam) of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC
City
McMurray
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15317
Country
United States
Facility Name
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Spectrum Services (CABS) Center
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15213
Country
United States
Facility Name
STAR Center
City
Pittsburgh
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
15213
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
All requests for study data will follow NIMH's data sharing and data use policies. The final completely de-identified dataset(s) will include demographic and clinical data at baseline, and primary and secondary outcomes for all studies, including those funded by the innovation contests. These analytic datasets may also include derived variables with documentation. Our form datasets will include original case report forms, a detailed codebook of variable names, value labels, and programming formats and all study documentation including the protocol and manual of procedures. For descriptive/raw data, study investigators/study staff will upload to NIMH's National Database for Clinical Trials Related to Mental Health Illness (NDCT) on a semi-annual basis all analyzed data being uploaded prior to primary paper publication.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
These data will be released to the NDCT soon after each project's "main outcomes" manuscript is accepted for publication
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
In addition to public access to the NDCT, data can also be accessed by contacting ETUDES Center investigators.
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
34647893
Citation
Suffoletto B, Goldstein T, Gotkiewicz D, Gotkiewicz E, George B, Brent D. Acceptability, Engagement, and Effects of a Mobile Digital Intervention to Support Mental Health for Young Adults Transitioning to College: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Oct 14;5(10):e32271. doi: 10.2196/32271.
Results Reference
derived

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