NCT03059771

Mobile Enhancement of Motivation in Schizophrenia

Mobile Enhancement of Motivation in Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial of a Personalized Text Message Intervention for Motivation Deficits

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indiana University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Motivation deficits are a strong determinant of poor functional outcomes in people with schizophrenia. Mobile interventions are a promising approach to improving these deficits, as they can provide frequent cues and reinforcements that support goal-directed behavior. The primary aims of this study are to conduct a pilot study using a randomized design to 1) Test the feasibility and acceptability of a personalized mobile text message intervention, Mobile Enhancement of Motivation in Schizophrenia (MEMS) and to 2) Test the preliminary effectiveness of MEMS compared to a control condition.

Detailed description

Objectives: Motivation deficits are one of the strongest determinants of poor functional outcomes in people with schizophrenia. Mobile interventions are a promising approach to improving these deficits, as they can provide frequent cues and reinforcements that support goal-directed behavior. The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot study using a randomized design to 1) Test the feasibility and acceptability of a personalized mobile text message intervention, Mobile Enhancement of Motivation in Schizophrenia (MEMS) and to 2) Test the preliminary effectiveness of MEMS compared to a control condition. Methods: Up to forty outpatients with a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder will be recruited. All participants will set individualized recovery goals to complete over an eight-week period; those randomized to receive MEMS will also receive three sets of personalized, interactive text messages each weekday to reinforce and cue goal completion. Before and after the eight-week period, participants in both groups will complete validated measures of motivation. Both groups will also report their goal attainment after eight weeks. Results: It is anticipated that those in the MEMS group will demonstrate greater goal attainment and improvements in motivation compared to the control group. Discussion: This project will test the initial feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a novel intervention for improving one of the most debilitating aspects of schizophrenia.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia
• Schizo Affective Disorder
• Psychosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mobile Enhancement of Motivation (MEMS)	The MEMS group will engage in a goal-setting session and then receive personalized text-messages to support goal attainment.
BEHAVIORAL	Control	The control group will only engage in a goal-setting session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-28
• Primary completion: 2018-01-16
• Completion: 2018-01-16
• First posted: 2017-02-23
• Last updated: 2018-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States