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The objective of the proposed study is to determine the feasibility of an Early Detection program that aims to: (i) identify college students at clinical high risk (CHR) of psychosis or with first episode psychosis (FEP), and (ii) efficiently link them to coordinated specialty care (CSC) services for a 2nd stage screen, a clinical assessment, and appropriate treatment. The study will also determine pathways to care and perceived barriers to care among those students enrolled in Coordinated Specialty Care.


Clinical Trial Description

Long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with poor outcomes, including higher rates of suicide, hospitalization, and overall low functioning. More widespread use of effective strategies to decrease DUP are needed to address the substantial discrepancy between the actual (i.e., on average 2 years) and recommended time (i.e., 3 months) between the appearance of psychotic symptoms and the initiation of treatment. Early detection (ED) programs aim to decrease DUP by increasing case identification and removal of barriers to coordinated specialty care (CSC). The most studied components of ED programs include: (i) educational campaigns; ED response teams designed to optimize the referral processes to CSC; and to a lesser extent, screening among high-risk groups. While results of studies on individual ED components have been inconsistent, combinations of ED components have had more success in reducing DUP. For example, the Treatment and Intervention in Psychosis ED program, which included educational campaigns and ED teams, reported an average decrease in DUP from 1.5 years to 0.5 years pre-post implementation. The evidence on community-based ED programs is large and growing but very little is known about the effectiveness of ED services on college campuses in the United States. This gap in the literature is problematic because, with the first symptoms of psychosis being most likely to surface among college age young adults, college campuses are critical locations to identify and refer individuals to CSC who are at increased risk of first episode psychosis (FEP). The investigators aim to address this gap in the literature. The long-term goal of this program of research is to improve clinical and functional outcomes among college students with early stages of psychosis by reducing DUP. The objective of the proposed study is to determine the feasibility of an ED program that aims to: (i) identify college students at CHR of psychosis or with FEP, and (ii) efficiently link them to CSC services for a 2nd stage screen and a clinical assessment among those determined eligible. Students will be referred to treatment based on the results of the assessment (the University of New Mexico Department of Psychiatry CSC program includes clinical services for both FEP and CHR). The study will also determine pathways to care and perceived barriers to care among those students enrolled in Coordinated Specialty Care. ;


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NCT number NCT03983421
Study type Observational
Source University of New Mexico
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Status Completed
Phase
Start date October 1, 2019
Completion date December 31, 2022

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