Can a smartphone app help families get loved ones faster psychosis care?
NCT ID NCT04949542
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app designed to help caregivers of young adults (ages 15-35) with early psychosis. The app provided interactive lessons to improve caregivers' knowledge and coping skills, aiming to reduce how long psychosis goes untreated. Sixty caregivers in the U.S. participated in a remote pilot trial comparing the app to existing online resources. The research focused on whether the app was acceptable and feasible, and explored its effects on family communication and treatment-seeking.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old or older * Live in the United States * Caregiver to a young adult with early psychosis, wherein early psychosis is defined as: (1) Being between the ages of 15 and 35, and (2) Within the past five years, the young adult first experienced: (2A) Presence of psychotic symptoms represented by one or more of hallucinations, delusions, marked thought disorder, psychomotor disorder or bizarre behavior, as well as (2B) Definite change of personality or behavior manifesting as two or more of the following: serious deterioration of function, marked social withdrawal, persistent self-neglect, episodic marked anxiety. * A positive screen according to the Caregiver Prime Screen - Revised (endorsed two or more responses of five or six ("somewhat"/"definitely" agree)) * Own an Apple iPhone * Self-identify as a caregiver of the affected person * The affected person is not enrolled in specialty mental health services (i.e. a program wherein the affected person can access psychiatry and counseling/therapy services), and has not been enrolled in such services for at least three months prior to screening. If an affected person is receiving one of these services, the caregiver reports that this is an inadequate level of care. Exclusion Criteria: * Incarceration or long-term care setting for either the caregiver or identified affected young adult. * Participant failed to demonstrate understanding of study details in comprehension screening process. * The affected person is unengaged in services, but only as a result of having completed or "graduated" from a specialty treatment program for psychosis.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering Center, Health Sciences, UW Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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