TechCare: Mobile-AssessmenT and ThErapy for PsyCHosis: An Intervention for Clients Within the EArly InteRvention SErvice

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Feasibility Studies

Treatments

Other: TechCare

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT02439619

TechCare-LCFT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the project is to conduct a feasibility study of the mobile phone application "TechCare" for individuals with psychosis in the North West of England.

Full description

This feasibility study will follow the NIHR guidance on feasibility study design (NIHR, 2014) and will consist of both qualitative and quantitative components. The study will run across three strands as follows 1) Qualitative work & Systematic review 2) Test run and Intervention refinement 3) Feasibility trial.

Enrollment

16 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Each client must be accepted into the Psychosis Group of the Lancashire Early Intervention Service.
Ages 18 - 35 years
Medication stable for previous two months
Clients must be currently stable-The Lancashire Early Intervention Team uses a traffic light system to indicate current symptomatology and risks of each client. For this study we will use only clients with a Green Light, signifying that they are currently stable.
A score of 3 or more on positive symptoms on the PANSS
Minimum score of 1 on the Calgary depression scale.

Exclusion criteria

Drug induced psychosis
An acquired brain injury or learning disability
Clients who are undergoing assessment, not formally diagnosed and accepted into the service.
Lacking capacity for informed consent.
Ultra High Risk of Developing Psychosis Group (i.e. Prodromal, not first episode)