Mirror, mirror: new study probes Self-Recognition in psychosis risk
NCT ID NCT04945278
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses a special two-way mirror device to see how teenagers and young adults at risk for psychosis recognize themselves versus others. Participants sit opposite a healthy volunteer and report who they see as lighting changes. The goal is to find differences in self-other perception that could signal early psychosis vulnerability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help us understand how self-recognition differs in people at risk for psychosis, potentially guiding future therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 34 participants. It does not test any treatment, so direct benefits are unlikely.
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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 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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15 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion criteria for patients: * Aged from 15 to 25 years * Subject meeting the Ultra High Risk criteria at CAARMS and / or SPI-A * Signature of the consent (participants and parents for minors) * Subject affiliated to the social security scheme or benefiting from such a scheme Inclusion criteria for healthy volunteers: * Aged from 15 to 25 years * Subject not familiar to the patient to whom it is matched * Signature of the consent (participants and parents for minors) * Subject affiliated to the social security scheme or benefiting from such a scheme Exclusion Criteria for both patients and healthy volunteers: * History of epilepsy and / or migraine (due to the epileptogenic potential of light stimuli) * Refusal of participation of the minor even if the legal representatives want the subject to participate in the study * Claustrophobia * Wearing glasses * Abnormal right and left visual acuity without contact lenses * Distinctive signs on the face which cannot be temporarily removed * Subject under legal protection (curators / guardianship) or deprived of liberty
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU BREST Hôpital de Bohars
RECRUITINGBohars, 29280, France
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