Managing unusual sensory experiences for people with an at-risk mental state for psychosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Reducing distress from unusual sensory experiences in people with an At Risk Mental State for psychosis; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN58558617
• Lead Sponsor: Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37399435/ (added 04/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 93

Inclusion Criteria

1. In contact with an ARMS service or accepted on an ARMS pathway by Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services
2. Aged 14–35 years
3. Hallucinations/unusual sensory experiences scoring at least 3 on the Perceptual Abnormalities Subscale of the CAARMS
4. Hallucinations considered by the patient to be a key target problem
5. Judged to have been clinically stable for the preceding 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Intellectual disability or severe cognitive dysfunction affecting ability to engage with research materials
2. Lacking capacity to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified