Peer-led Recovery Groups for People with Psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): randomised feasibility trial results

<b>Aims</b>The aims of this feasibility trial were to assess the acceptability and feasibility of peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in a low-resource South African setting, to assess the feasibility of trial methods, and to determine key parameters in preparation for a definitive trial.<b>Methods</b>The design was an individually randomised parallel group feasibility trial comparing recovery groups in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) with TAU alone. Ninety-two isiXhosa-speaking people with psychosis, and 47 linked caregivers, were recruited from primary care clinics and randomly allocated to trial arms in a 1:1 allocation ratio. TAU comprised anti-psychotic medication delivered in primary care. The intervention arm comprised six recovery groups including both service users and caregivers. Two-hour recovery group sessions were delivered weekly in a 2-month auxiliary social worker-facilitated phase, then a 3-month supported peer-led phase. To explore potential effectiveness, quantitative outcome data (functioning, relapse, unmet needs, personal recovery, stigma, health service use, medication adherence and caregiver burden) were collected at baseline, 2 months and 5 months post randomisation. This dataset includes the quantitative data collected. There are seperate files for the Service user data (PRIZEstudyserviceuse) and caregiver data (PRIZE_CG).Trial registration: PACTR202202482587686.<br>