New strategy aims to help mental health staff better manage heart risks
NCT ID NCT04696653
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested a quality improvement process called CUSP to help community mental health staff deliver better care for cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The study included 85 staff and patients from psychiatric rehabilitation programs. Researchers measured changes in staff confidence and clinic culture around quality improvement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- quality improvement process (CUSP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help mental health clinics better manage heart disease risks in their patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 85 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It measures staff behavior, not direct patient health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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85 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Study population 1: * Psychiatric rehabilitation program and health home team staff, including providers and leadership are those employed by the psychiatric rehabilitation program or health home program. * English-speaking. Study population 2: * People with serious mental illness participating in psychiatric rehabilitation health home programs. * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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