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Online tool for psychosis support tested in clinics – but study stopped early
NCT ID NCT06002958
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether a digital platform called Horyzons could be used in clinics that help young people with early psychosis. The platform offers therapy content and a safe social network. Researchers wanted to understand what helps or hinders its use in real-world care. The study was terminated, so findings are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Horyzons digital platform (therapeutic content and moderated social network)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show how to bring online support tools into routine care for early psychosis.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated, so results are limited. It was a small implementation study, not designed to prove clinical benefit.
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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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Oct 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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16 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.
CLIENT PARTICIPANTS Inclusion Criteria: * Clients must be between the ages of 16 and 35 * Clients must have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, or Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum or Other Psychotic disorder * Clients must be receiving services at one of the five FEP clinics in North Carolina (OASIS, Encompass, Eagle, SHORE, or AEGIS) or one of their stepdown outpatient clinics (STEP and TIDES) * Client not having any active thoughts of harming self in the month prior to enrollment * Clients must not have been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons in the three months before enrollment * Clients must actively be engaging with medication management through their clinic * Clients must have access to the internet through a phone, tablet, or computer Exclusion Criteria: * Clients who do not speak English will not be considered for enrollment * Adult client with legal guardians where one or both the individual and legal guardian do not provide consent for the individual to participate PROVIDER PARTICIPANTS Inclusion Criteria: * Provider \&/or PSS must be 18 years or older * Provider \&/or PSS must be currently serving clients within their FEP clinic * Provider \&/or PSS must be able to speak and read English Exclusion Criteria: * Provider \&/or PSS under the age of 18 * Provider \&/or PSS not currently serving clients in their FEP clinic * Provider \&/or PSS not able to speak or understand English
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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