Virtual Reality therapy for social cognition and functioning in young people with early psychosis. User-centred design, effectiveness and implementation

Orygen0 sites156 target enrollmentMarch 11, 2024

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

March 11, 2024

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Orygen

•To be considered eligible, a young person must:
•1\.Meet threshold diagnostic criteria for first episode psychosis (FEP) (defined within DSM\-5 all psychotic spectrum disorders or affective disorder with psychotic features who are within their first year of treatment for psychosis) or ultra\-high risk for psychosis (UHR) (as assessed by the Comprehensive Assessment of At\-Risk Mental State (CAARMS56\). Note: this assessment will be conducted by clinicians at the referring clinic and will not form part of the research assessment schedule.
•2\.Be aged 14 – 30 years
•3\.Be receiving care from an early psychosis service at the time of recruitment in Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth
•4\.Have a Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) score \<751
•Service providers will be considered eligible for inclusion in this study if they:
•1\.Work at a participating study site, AND
•2\.Are responsible for delivering VR\-CBT as part of the trial, OR
•3,Are responsible for leading a team and or managing the service.

•Young people will not be eligible for participation in this study if any of the below criteria are met:
•1\.They have cognitive impairment significant enough to impede participation in the study, as determined by treating clinician
•2\.They have insufficient command of the English language
•3\.They are currently an inpatient in an acute mental health ward
•4\.They have current active suicidal plans, with severe and imminent risk to their safety