New Step-by-Step care model aims to halt psychosis in its tracks
NCT ID NCT03970005
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a step-based care model for 100 people aged 12-25 who are at high risk for psychosis. Participants start with low-intensity support and move to stronger treatments only if needed, with the goal of reaching remission. Researchers will track symptom relief and quality of life over two years to see if this tailored approach helps prevent full-blown psychosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Step-Based Care Model (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide an effective way to manage early psychosis risk and prevent progression to full psychosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is complex and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
This program evaluation will include all patients referred to The OSU EPICENTER CHR-P clinical program.
- Ages
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12 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Male and female patients between ages 12-25 * Individuals meeting clinical high-risk criteria for psychosis as determined using the Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk. Inclusive of individuals meeting any of the three CHR syndromes assessed by the SIPS (i.e., attenuated psychotic symptoms; brief intermittent psychosis, and genetic risk and functional deterioration) and/or individuals at all four current status specifiers for the SIPS (i.e., progression, persistence, partial remission, and full remission) given evidence that future worsening of symptoms and/or progression to psychosis is possible for individuals in each current status specifier category. * Subjects with no evidence of a pre-existing intellectual disability defined as a premorbid IQ \>70 as estimated using the Reading subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test-4 * Fluent in English per self-report
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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OSU Harding Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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