Can an online therapy course steady young minds at risk of psychosis?
NCT ID NCT06928935
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an 8-week online program that teaches mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to people aged 14 to 35 who show early signs of psychosis risk. Participants are randomly assigned to the digital dialectical behaviour therapy program or to usual care. The study measures whether people sign up, stay enrolled, complete the modules, and find the program usable and satisfying, while also tracking changes in symptoms and functioning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an 8-week self-guided online dialectical behaviour therapy program with weekly digital navigator check-ins
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer young people at risk of psychosis a flexible, online way to build emotional regulation skills and possibly ease symptoms before a first episode.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study of 60 people, so it cannot prove the program works. Participants may not finish the modules, and online therapy may not suit everyone.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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14 to 35 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. Be 14-35 years old. 2. Being competent and willing to consent to study participation. 3. Meets CHR criteria for a psychosis risk syndrome based on the Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes (SIPS) within the past 3 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnosis of psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mood disorder with psychotic features) 2. Diagnosis of intellectual disability 3. Severe developmental disorder 4. Acute suicidality requiring immediate life-saving intervention (i.e., inpatient psychiatric care). 5. Receiving any additional psychotherapy interventions or structured digital mental health support during the study period.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M6J1H4, Canada
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