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Studying how joining a support group for people with personality disorder affects their well-being

Investigating the impact of a service user network on the well-being outcomes of individuals living with personality disorder and complex needs: an addition to therapeutic interventions.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10540196
Enrollment
12
Registered
2023-02-24
Start date
2022-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Personality disorder and complex needs Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

In order to understand and conceptualise the collective patterns which contribute to the experience of the Service User Network, and given the lack of current research and literature, this research wi

Sponsors

South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The service user must have been accessing the Service User Network for a period of at least 2 months. 2. Participants must be living in the community (i.e not currently inpatient) and must have the capacity to consent to their involvement. There are no other inclusion criteria and the SUN is a service which is already accessed via inclusion criteria (an individual is presenting in line with Personality Disorder, resides in Essex, and is 18 years or older).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Service Users experiences of being a part of the sun will be measured using qualitative interviews. The interviews are semi-structured with 1 pre-determined opening question (Please can you tell us a little bit about your experience of being part of the Service User Network?). Interviews will be analysed using Constructivist Grounded Theory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026