Status:

UNKNOWN

Optimal Duration of Early Intervention for Psychosis

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Collaborating Sponsors:

Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Conditions:

Psychotic Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A total of 160 subjects, who aged 18-35 and had completed the first 2 years of case management in the EASY programme will be randomized in 1:1 ratio into either (1) receiving an additional year of cas...

Detailed Description

Psychotic disorders involve disturbances in perceptual, cognitive and motivational processes central to the human life experience, which resulting in long-term and pervasive functional disability. In ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, brief psychotic disorder, psychosis not otherwise specified or delusional disorder
  • Received EASY service for 2 years following a first-episode psychosis
  • Cantonese-speaking Chinese
  • Ability to understand the study and to provide written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Organic brain disorder
  • Known history of intellectual disability
  • Drug-induced psychosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01202357

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

September 15 2010

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China

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