AI coach for therapists: could a digital tool improve psychosis care?
NCT ID NCT05127837
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a new digital tool called CBTpro that uses artificial intelligence to help therapists improve their skills in cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp). Over 600 participants, including therapists and their clients with conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, took part. The goal was to see if the tool could support high-quality therapy training and delivery in routine care settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CBTpro (a digital tool using artificial intelligence to help therapists practice cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help more therapists deliver high-quality therapy for psychosis, potentially improving patient outcomes across the U.S.
- What could go wrong
- This is a development and evaluation study, not a treatment trial. The tool is meant for training therapists, not directly treating patients. Results may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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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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601 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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18 to 100 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.
Client Inclusion: Adults who speak English, meet with their provider who is participating in the study at least bi-weekly (2x a month), and do not plan to leave services in the next 6 months. Qualifying diagnoses for clients include: schizophrenia; schizoaffective disorder; schizophreniform disorder; delusional disorder; other specified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder; unspecified schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorder; bipolar disorder with psychotic features; major depressive disorder with psychotic features Exclusion criteria: Dx of psychosis secondary to substance intoxication
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cascadia
Portland, Oregon, 97207, United States
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Coleman Health Services
Akron, Ohio, 44223, United States
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Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CEICMH)
Lansing, Michigan, 48823, United States
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Comprehensive Healthcare
Yakima, Washington, 98902, United States
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Frontier Behavioral Health
Spokane, Washington, 99208, United States
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Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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Integrated Services of Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
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Lifeworks NW
Portland, Oregon, 97221, United States
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PeaceHealth
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Psynergy
Morgan Hill, California, 93927, United States
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Sound Health
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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South Central Health and Rehabilitation Programs
Los Angeles, California, 90003, United States
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Telecare
San Jose, California, 95116, United States
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