Your words could reveal your risk: AI analyzes speech to predict psychosis
NCT ID NCT03525054
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether subtle changes in how people speak can predict who will develop schizophrenia. Researchers will record and analyze free speech from 215 young people aged 15-30 who are at ultra-high risk for psychosis. By using computer programs to detect semantic and syntactic patterns, they hope to build a predictive model that flags early warning signs before a full psychotic episode occurs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple speech test that helps identify young people at high risk of developing schizophrenia before full symptoms appear.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The speech markers may not prove reliable enough for clinical use, and results may not apply outside the French-speaking population studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 215 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2018
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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.
Who is studied
Help-seekers patients are recruited during two years from the early psychosis detection centers in Brest, France (CEVUP), Paris, France (CJAAD) and in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Ages
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15 to 30 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: * Major and/or minor from 15 to 30 years old * Who alleged a suicidal gesture or idea or behavior that has repercussions in their emotional, social or professional life * If patients receive neuroleptic treatment that impairs cognitive abilities, a one-week wash-out period will be scheduled prior to assessment. * Affiliated with or beneficiary of a health insurance/social security system * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychosis * Risk of self-harm or violence not compatible with outpatient treatment * QI\<70 (WAIS) * Neurological disorder or major health problem * Impossibility to interrupt neuroleptic treatment for one week * Refusal to participate
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de SAINT ANNE
RECRUITINGParis, 750144, France
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CHRU de Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29609, France
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Meunier Sophie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCaen, France
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