App-Based therapy aims to slow down paranoia in psychosis
NCT ID NCT06568081
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests SloMo, a digital therapy that helps people with psychosis who fear harm from others. It combines face-to-face sessions with a mobile app to help users notice worries and slow down fast thinking. 150 participants across three NHS trusts will try the therapy, with researchers measuring safety, engagement, and changes in paranoia and wellbeing over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SloMo (digitally supported cognitive-behavioural therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could make effective therapy for paranoia more widely available in the NHS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage implementation study (150 people) in routine care, not a large efficacy trial. Results may not generalize, and technical or engagement issues could limit success.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Meet criteria for ICD-10 psychosis diagnoses (F20-29, F30-39) * Seeking therapy for paranoia * In contact with secondary care mental health services * Capacity to provide informed consent to engage in therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Acute risk of harm to self or others * Unable to engage in therapy due to language barriers * Primary diagnosis of alcohol/substance dependence, learning disability, or organic brain injury or illness implicated in psychosis
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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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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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