A Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

About this trial

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of Resilience Training in college students with elevated transdiagnostic risk for developing a serious mental illness.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

18-30 years old

Enrolled as a first or second year student (i.e., freshman or sophomore) in an undergraduate program at the college or university where the intervention takes place

Students who endorse some psychotic experiences (Peter's et al. Delusion Inventory (PDI) score > 3)

Disqualifiers

Inability to provide informed consent

Not proficient in English

Current self-reported Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) diagnosis with active symptoms (such as active psychotic symptoms, current suicidality, serious active alcohol or substance use, marked deterioration in functioning over the prior month) determined by clinical interview with participant, or self-report of a psychiatric diagnosis that necessitates close monitoring or individual therapy and/or inpatient or partial hospitalization

Current enrollment in psychological or behavioral health treatment.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Resilience Training (RT)
  • Life Skills Training (LST)

Treatment groups

192 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators