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Effect of a Peer-led Self-management Program for Recent-onset Psychosis

NCT04166019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2025-08-26

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial is to test the effectiveness of a peer-led self-management program (PLSMI) for people with recent-onset psychosis in the community over 18-month follow-up, compared with a conventional psychoeducation group and routine community mental healthcare.

Conditions

  • Early Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Peer-led self-management program

The program based on completion of a self-management workbook, consisting of the main components: personal recovery goals, plans to re-establish community functioning and support networks following a crisis, identifying early warning signs and creating a relapse prevention plan, and strategies and coping resources to problem-solving and maintain well-being.

BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education group

The psycho-education group program is comprised of six components: introduction and goal-setting; basic understanding of psychosis and symptom and emotion self-care; education workshop of psychosis care, treatment and community support services; learning about self-care skills; establishing social support and effective coping skills; and skills practices, review and future plan.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Routine care services consist of monthly psychiatric consultation and treatments prescribed by psychiatrist, nursing advice on community care, brief education (1-2 hourly sessions) about mental illness/treatments by psychiatric nurses, home visits by case managers, and/or referrals to community/welfare services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Integrated Community Centers for Mental Wellness

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wai Tong Chien, PhD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-01
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2025-07-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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