ED to EPI: Using SMS (Text) Messaging to Improve the Transition from the Emergency Department to Early Psychosis Intervention for Young People with Psychosis

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Psychosis is a disabling condition that typically has its onset in adolescence and early adulthood. Many young people with psychosis have difficulty navigating services or are reluctant to engage in treatment until their illness becomes an emergency. Consequently, nearly half of all new psychotic disorders are diagnosed in the emergency department (ED). Despite the rationale and evidence for early psychosis intervention (EPI), around half of youth do not access these services. The investigators will use short message service (SMS)/text messaging, a low-cost, low-complexity, youth-friendly approach, to improve transitions in care from the ED and related acute services to EPI services, investigating the intervention's effect on attendance at the first consultation appointment, longer term service engagement, and system-level outcomes. The investigators will also evaluate cost-effectiveness and user perspectives of the intervention.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 16
Maximum Age: 29
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Have been referred by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) emergency department or related acute services to the CAMH early psychosis intervention (EPI) program for suspected psychosis

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Nicole Kozloff, MD, SM
n.kozloff@mail.utoronto.ca
4165358501
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-09-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 186
Treatments
Experimental: Active SMS Intervention
Participants assigned to the experimental arm will receive the active SMS intervention. Participants in the active intervention group who consent to participate will be asked to complete a web-based survey. Based on survey findings, purposive sampling will be used to select a subsample of 12 to 20 participants for qualitative interviews.
Sham_comparator: Sham SMS
Participants assigned to the sham comparator will receive the sham SMS intervention. They will not be re-contacted.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Leads: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov