Testing a New Device to Advance the Use of Social Skills Training With Mental Health Consumers and Clinicians (SST)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03053557 |
Recruitment Status
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Recruiting
First Posted
: February 15, 2017
Last Update Posted
: January 10, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders | Behavioral: Social Skills Coach | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Convergent parallel mixed methods |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Masking Description: | Research assistants who conduct assessments with participants will be blinded as to whether participants have been assigned to the intervention or control group. |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Social Skills Coach: An Innovative Multi-Platform Device to Address Social Impairments |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 2, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 1, 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 31, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Social Skills Coach
The Social Skills Coach arm of the study will be provided access, instruction, and support for using the newly developed multi-platform device to address social impairments among individuals with schizophrenia, based on the evidence-based Social Skills Training (SST) intervention.
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Behavioral: Social Skills Coach
Social Skills Coach is a multi-platform interactive device that engages users with information and skills learned in social skills training programs. The program includes a web application and provider dashboard and encourages users to practice skills on the app and use them in the real world and then report how the application of skills was experienced.
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No Intervention: Social Skills Training course
Social Skills Training classes are widely available and regularly used in the study setting. As such, this group will serve as a treatment as usual control group.
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- Feasibility: 90% recruitment, 75% data completed, 80% technical problems solved [ Time Frame: 4 weeks post intervention ]Study Process: Recruitment, Retention, Troubleshooting
- Credibility: Mean greater than 6 on Expectancy Rating Scale [ Time Frame: 4 weeks post intervention ]Expectancy Rating Scale collected from client participants
- Acceptability: 80% of participants engage at least once; 50% of group attendees enter personalized goals; 50% of participants enter an evaluation goal [ Time Frame: 4 weeks post intervention ]Web diagnostics and through Qualitative interviews with client participants and SST trainer participants

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chart diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder, ability to provide consent, and independent living in the community.
- We will obtain written informed consent, and the consent procedure will include an evaluation of capacity to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under age 21 or not able to provide consent.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03053557
Contact: Jeff Olivet, MA | 617-467-6014 | jolivet@center4si.com | |
Contact: Kathleen Ferreira, PhD | 352-212-2616 | kferreira@center4si.com |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Center for Social Innovation | Recruiting |
Needham, Massachusetts, United States, 02494 | |
Contact: Jeffrey Olivet, MA 617-467-6014 jolivet@center4si.com | |
Contact: Kathleen Ferreira, PhD 352-212-2616 kferreira@center4si.com | |
Principal Investigator: Jeff Olivet, MA |
Principal Investigator: | Jeff Olivet, MA | Center for Social Innovation |
Responsible Party: | Center for Social Innovation, Massachusetts |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03053557 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Social Skills Coach 1R43MH113424-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | February 15, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 10, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Data will be password protected and stored on secure severs. Access will be restricted to only the study team. When data is shared between team members it will be deidentified. All researchers on this project will have completed human subjects training and training specific to study protocols. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Keywords provided by Center for Social Innovation, Massachusetts:
mental health consumers |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia Psychotic Disorders Mental Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders |