AI could spot psychosis risk before it strikes
NCT ID NCT05813080
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a computer program called pronia.ai can help doctors identify young people at high risk for psychosis and offer them early, tailored treatment. Participants aged 16 to 40 with early warning signs will either receive standard care or the AI-guided approach, which includes extra testing and up to 24 therapy sessions. The goal is to see if this method can prevent the first episode of psychosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pronia.ai medical device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could enable earlier, more personalized care to prevent the onset of psychotic disorders in at-risk individuals.
- What could go wrong
- The AI tool is still experimental, and its accuracy in real-world settings is unproven. The trial is relatively small, and results may not apply to all 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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260 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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16 to 40 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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Inclusion Criteria: * The increased risk of psychosis includes either a symptomatic "ultra high-risk" stage of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes or the "Cognitive Disturbances" risk criterion of the Schizophrenia Proneness Instrument - Children and Youth and Adult versions * ages 16 to 40 * Presence of a written informed consent from the patient and, if applicable, the legal guardian. Exclusion Criteria: * manifest psychosis according to the definition of the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (according to the PRONIA-study) (At least one P-syndrome with a rating of 6 on a daily frequency and for a period of more than one week) * Lack of capacity to give consent (the patient lacks the capacity to consent if the individual case with regard to the specific treatment measure is excluded. Only when the physician has concrete indications that the patient's capacity to consent may be lacking, he may and must must examine it. Mental disorders (e.g. delirium, dementia, psychosis, mania, depression) or cognitive impairments can have an influence on the capacity to consent. Indications for doubts of a ability to give informed consent exist if the physician has the impression that the patient is not able to understand the provided patient information and is not able to reproduce essential information about the study in his or her own words and is not aware of the possible consequences of the proposed measures * Severe suicidality during the recruitment phase (CDSS items 8 ≥2) * A current or past neurological disease of the brain. * a current or past known somatic disease that potentially affects the structure or function of the brain * Antipsychotic medication in the indication treatment of psychotic symptoms for \>30 days (cumulative number of days) at or above the starting dose for psychosis according to the current German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN) S3 guidelines. * an antipsychotic medication in the indication treatment of psychotic symptoms in the 3 months prior to the initial examination (regardless of the duration of use) at or above the starting dose for psychosis according to the current DGPPN S3 guidelines * An inadequate level of hearing for neurocognitive testing * a current or past head trauma with unconsciousness (\>5 min). * a current or past alcohol dependence (ICD-10 F10.x) * A current polytoxicomania (multiple substance dependence) or polytoxicomania in the past 6 months (ICD-10 F19.x) * Presence of medical reasons that contraindicate performance of an MRI * Insufficient language skills to understand the indication and the purpose of the intended examinations and interventions * stationary accommodation against the patient's will
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik der Universität Augsburg
Augsburg, Bavaria, 86156, Germany
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Institut für Translationale Psychiatrie
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48149, Germany
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KJPP LVR-Klinik Bonn
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53111, Germany
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Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Universität Tübingen
Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, RWTH Universität Aachen
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40629, Germany
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf {UKE)
Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
München, Bavaria, 80336, Germany
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LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum der Ruhr--Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44791, Germany
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Otto-von-Guericke- Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 39120, Germany
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Rheinhessen Fachklinik Alzey
Alzey, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55232, Germany
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UKD Dresden, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany
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Uniklinik Köln, Klinik und Poliklin-ik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50931, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Bonn Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53127, Germany
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Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban
Berlin, State of Berlin, 10967, Germany
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Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit
Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68159, Germany
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Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) und Fachklinik für Junges Leben (JuLe) Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23554, Germany
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Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie Kiel
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany
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Zentrum für psychische Gesundheit, U11iversitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
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ZfP Reichenau - Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, 78479, Germany
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