Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT05567575

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Informed Mobile-Application for First Episode Psychosis

Led by Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning · Updated on 2024-05-17

100

Participants Needed

2

Research Sites

147 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

Onset of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) is at a young age and is a critical period influencing the long-term course of the disorder. Failure to identify FEP can lead to serious implications such as disruption of education, reduced long-term employment, huge economic burden, and is associated with significantly higher mortality. The prevalence of psychosis increases rapidly from age 14 onwards with a peak incidence in the late teens and early 20s. The aim of the project is to examine the acceptability and feasibility of a mobile phone application-based intervention 'TechCare-PK', for individuals with psychosis in Pakistan. The main objectives are to determine whether appropriate individuals could be identified and recruited to the study and whether the TechCare App would be an acceptable intervention for individuals with psychosis.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Informed Mobile-Application for First Episode Psychosis

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Male and female patients diagnosed with First Episode Psychosis, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Score of 3 or more on any positive symptom of the PANSS
  • Minimum score of 1 on the Calgary Depression Scale
  • Have a smartphone and able to use its functions
  • Able to understand written and spoken Urdu
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Evidence of organic brain disease
  • Clinically significant concurrent medical illness
  • Learning disability
  • Unable to use simple functions of an Android phone

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 2 locations

1

Institute of Psychiatry

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Actively Recruiting

2

Civil Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 75500

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Research Team

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Ameer B Khoso, Mphil

CONTACT

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Zaib un Nisa, Mphil

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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