New study aims to bring early psychosis care to community clinics
NCT ID NCT06640803
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a stepped-care program to help identify and treat young people (ages 12-25) who are at clinical high risk for psychosis. The program is being rolled out in six community mental health clinics and includes steps like assessment, case management, stress management, and therapy. Researchers will track how many youth enroll and move through the program, and whether their symptoms and functioning improve over two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stepped-care including cognitive behavioral case management
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a stepped-care approach is a practical way to identify and help youth at risk for psychosis in community settings, potentially improving early intervention.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early implementation study focused on feasibility and reach, not a direct test of treatment effectiveness. Results may not apply to other settings or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 223 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Syndrome as assessed by the mini-SIPS 2. Aged between 12-25 years old 3. Receiving care in one of six identified community mental health clinics 4. Eligibility for Sacramento County Medicare 5. Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Intellectual disability (IQ\<70) 2. Urgent clinical need for a higher level of care
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Capital Star Community Services
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95821, United States
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Heartland Child and Family Services
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95838, United States
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River Oak Center for Children
RECRUITINGElk Grove, California, 95758, United States
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Turning Point Community Programs
RECRUITINGElk Grove, California, 95758, United States
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University of California Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Early Psychosis Programs
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of California-Davis CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95820, United States
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