PRIME vs Usual Care for Clinical High Risk
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether specialty care is superior to usual care in the treatment of patients at clinical high risk for psychosis.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
This study is a randomized clinical effectiveness trial for patients at clinical high risk for psychosis that compares two treatments: 1) specialty care delivered in a specialized clinical for patients at clinical high risk for psychosis versus 2) treatment as usual in the community.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: PRIME care Specialized care in the PRIME clinic |
Other: PRIME care
Specialist medication, cognitive behavior therapy, family-focused therapy
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Active Comparator: Usual care Usual care in the community |
Other: Usual care
Medication and psychotherapy as available form community providers
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Global Assessment of Functioning [24 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Service utilization [24 months]
hospitalizations and emergency room use
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must meet all of the following:
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Male or female between 12 and 30 years old.
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Understand and sign an informed consent (or assent for minors) document in English.
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Meet diagnostic criteria for prodromal syndrome as per COPS criteria.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must not meet any of the following:
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Diagnosis of current or lifetime Axis I psychotic disorder, including mood disorder with psychotic symptoms.
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Impaired intellectual functioning (full-scale IQ<70). However, those with an IQ in the 65-69 range will not be excluded if they score >75 on the WRAT Reading.
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Past or current history of a clinically significant central nervous system disorder that may contribute to prodromal symptoms or confound their assessment.
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Alcohol or substance dependence in the past 6 months.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Prevention through Risk Identification Management and Education (PRIME) Clinic | New Haven | Connecticut | United States | 06519 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Yale University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Scott Woods, MD, Yale University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 1411014943