Pilot randomised controlled trial of the ENGAGER collaborative care intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release.

Charlotte LennoxTim KirkpatrickRod S TaylorRoxanne ToddClare GreenwoodMark HaddadCaroline StevensonAmy StewartDeborah ShentonLauren CarrollSarah L BrandCath QuinnRob AndersonMike MaguireTirril HarrisJennifer ShawRichard Byng

Published in: Pilot and feasibility studies (2017)

This pilot confirms the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial for prison leavers with common mental health problems. Based on this pilot study and some minor changes to the trial design and intervention, a full two-centre randomised trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the ENGAGER intervention is currently underway.

Keyphrases

mental health
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
mental illness
open label
clinical trial
quality improvement
palliative care
phase iii
placebo controlled
double blind