Can a phone app ease schizophrenia symptoms? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07395206
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app called Kiso Mind is acceptable and helpful for people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Sixty participants will either use the app plus their usual treatment, or just usual treatment alone, for 12 weeks. Researchers will measure how often people use the app and whether it improves symptoms, mood, and social functioning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kiso Mind smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could offer a convenient, low-cost way to help manage symptoms and improve daily functioning for people with schizophrenia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study (60 people) focused on whether people will use the app, not on proving it works. The app is not a replacement for standard care.
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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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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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18 to 65 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: * ICD-10: F20 Schizophrenia, F25 Schizoaffective Disorder * Age: 18 - 65 years * Sufficient German Language Proficiency * Ability to Use a Smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Intensive Psychotherapy Protocols (more than one psychotherapy session a month) * CGI-Score \< 3; \> 6 * No smartphone * Neurological Disorders or Brain Damage * Acute Suicidality * Acute Heavy Substance Abuse or Addiction * Current Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany
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