Can we bridge the gap in youth mental health care?
NCT ID NCT07068945
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study follows 17-year-olds in Nice who are receiving psychiatric care and will soon transition to adult mental health services. It aims to measure how many teens in this situation exist, describe their profiles, and map their care paths over a year. The goal is to identify factors that help or hinder a smooth transition, which could inform better support systems.
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 help design a dedicated transitional psychiatry team in Nice, improving continuity of care for young adults with mental health conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a treatment. Results may not apply to other regions, and the study's findings depend on accurate data collection and follow-up.
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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 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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
Group of 17-year-old patients living in Nice and receiving psychiatric care
- Ages
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17 to 17 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 Participants must meet all of the following criteria: * Age ≥17 and \<18 years at inclusion. * Receiving care (outpatient, inpatient, or emergency) within the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at Lenval University Children's Hospital. * Presence of a psychiatric disorder according to DSM-5 criteria, irrespective of diagnostic category. * Considered to be in a potential transition situation to adult mental health services within the following 12 months. * Living in the municipality of Nice (postal codes 06000, 06100, 06200, 06300). * Able to provide written informed consent, together with at least one parent or legal guardian. Exclusion criteria Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded: * Insufficient command of French preventing comprehension of study information or completion of questionnaires. * Cognitive or sensory impairments (e.g. moderate-to-severe intellectual disability, major visual impairment, severe reading difficulties) preventing valid completion of assessments. * Legal incapacity (e.g. guardianship) preventing independent consent. * Acute or unstable clinical condition requiring urgent or intensive care incompatible with research participation (e.g. severe psychiatric decompensation, immediate suicidal crisis). * Refusal to participate by the adolescent or the parent(s)/legal representative(s). * Any situation judged by the investigator as incompatible with one-year follow-up (e.g. imminent transfer to another region).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondation Lenval Hôpitaux pédiatrique Nice CHU Lenval
RECRUITINGNice, 06200, France
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