Evaluation of integrated online and face-to-face support for complex youth mental health disorders: Piloting of eOrygen.MOST

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: First episode psychosis; Borderline personality disorder; Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001001987
• Lead Sponsor: Orygen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 12 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

1.16 to 27 years of age (inclusive);
2.Currently receiving treatment at Orygen with the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention (EPPIC) Clinic or Helping Young People Early (HYPE) Clinic, or receiving specialist mental health treatment at one of 3 participating community health services in peri-urban regions of North Western Melbourne, Australia.
3.Ability and willingness to nominate an emergency contact person, such as a close family member, who is aged 18 years or older.
4.Evidence of treatment response or reasonable remission, as judged by the treating clinician, resulting in the clinician believing that inclusion in the research project is unlikely to result in harm to the young person or other users.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Intellectual disability that interferes with the likelihood of the participant receiving benefit from participation as judged by the treating clinician;
2.Inability to converse in, or read English. English does not have to be the young person’s primary language;
3.Poorly engaged in face-to-face treatment (i.e., irregular attendance at scheduled case management or medical review sessions, operationalised as less than 2 sessions attended in the past 6-weeks despite attempts to schedule appointments) or those approaching discharge (i.e., within approximately 8-12-weeks).
4.High degree of hostility and impulsivity, as judged by the treating clinician, resulting in the clinician believing that inclusion in the research project may result in harm to the young person or other users (i.e. through interactions in the social network).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified