About this trial
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion (TU Collaborative) is testing a community navigation intervention study based upon effective health navigation models by conducting a randomized controlled trial of the intervention to establish feasibility, efficacy, and outcomes among adults with serious mental illness (SMI).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
meet the criteria for an SMI diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, or major depression diagnosis based on the MINI,
are over the age of 18-years-old
are fluent in English: As current intervention materials and research and intervention personnel are only fluent in English, only participants who can communicate in written and spoken English are eligible for enrollment.
have a permanent residence without constraints on participation (free to come and go from residence without restrictions) 2
Disqualifiers
inability to provide consent (legal guardian)
unable to speak and understand English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Community Navigator Intervention
- Control Group
Treatment groups
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Temple University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Collaborator