Status:

COMPLETED

Prediction of Relapse in Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder With Smartphones and On-body Sensors

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-45 years

Brief Summary

This study is dedicated to achieving a better understanding of how to identify patterns that indicate someone might be at high risk for relapse in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The invest...

Detailed Description

This study will follow a group of participants who have recently been discharged from the emergency room or the hospital using several new "high-tech" methods, including the use of a smartphone, healt...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DSM - 5 criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) criteria
  • Males and females 19 years or older
  • Discharged from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) inpatient psychiatric unit or the emergency department (ER) or currently seen by UAB outpatient physicians
  • Prescribed and maintained on antipsychotic medication
  • Psychiatrically stable for a period of at least two weeks
  • Willingness and capability to comply with the study procedures, including responding to smartphone application prompts, wearing the optional on-body electronic devices
  • Each participant must activate the Ginger.io User License Agreement (ULA) indicating that he or she understands how data security will be maintained on the smartphones.
  • Each participant must sign an Informed Consent (ICF) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of the procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in the study

Exclusion

  • Physical and or clinical disabilities such as hearing, vision, or motor impairment, which make it impossible to operate a smartphone or respond to prompts (determined using demonstration smartphone for screening)
  • Inability to understand the consent process as determined by the Evaluation to Give Consent
  • Substance Use Disorder rating of severe (6 or more symptoms) according to the DSM-5
  • Participants with any known skin allergy to the use of adhesives and/or lithium will be excluded from the optional Metria patch segment of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02224430

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

December 31 2019

Last Update

July 28 2021

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294