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