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Text Messaging Support for Psychosis Transition Care

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Recruiting

Led By Albert HC Wong, MD, PhD

Research Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months and 2 years

Summary

This trial will test whether a text messaging intervention can help young people with psychosis navigate the transition from emergency services to early intervention services.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young people who've been referred to the CAMH early psychosis intervention (EPI) program from emergency services due to suspected psychosis. Participants must be able to communicate in basic written English.

What is being tested?

The study tests whether text messages can help youth with psychosis transition better from the emergency department to EPI services. It compares an active SMS intervention against a sham SMS, focusing on attendance and engagement.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves sending and receiving text messages as an intervention, there are no direct medical side effects associated with typical drug or treatment trials.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months and 2 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months and 2 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Psychotic Disorders

Secondary study objectives

Change in psychotic illness as measured by the Clinical Global Impression (CGI)

Health care costs

Service engagement - Service Engagement Scale (SES)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Active SMS InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants assigned to the experimental arm will receive the active SMS intervention. Participants in the active intervention group who consent to participate will be asked to complete a web-based survey. Based on survey findings, purposive sampling will be used to select a subsample of 12 to 20 participants for qualitative interviews.

Group II: Sham SMSPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Participants assigned to the sham comparator will receive the sham SMS intervention. They will not be re-contacted.

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