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A Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preventive Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults With Psychotic Experiences

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether Resilience Training can help college students who have a higher risk of serious mental illness. It is for first- and second-year students ages 18–30 who report some psychotic experiences, such as beliefs that may not match reality.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are 18–30 years old.
  • You are a first- or second-year undergraduate student at the college or university where the study takes place.
  • You report some psychotic experiences and score above 3 on the Peters Delusion Inventory, a questionnaire about these experiences.

Who can't join

  • You cannot give informed consent, meaning you cannot understand the study and agree to join.
  • You are not skilled enough in English to take part.
  • You report a current mental health diagnosis with active symptoms, confirmed in a clinical interview. Examples include trouble knowing what is real, current suicidal thoughts or actions, serious alcohol or drug use, or a major drop in daily functioning over the past month.
  • You report a mental health diagnosis that needs close monitoring, one-on-one therapy, or full-time or part-time hospital care.
  • You are currently getting mental or behavioral health treatment.
  • You take doctor-prescribed medicines that affect mood, thoughts, or behavior, other than stimulants.
  • A structured mental health interview called the MINI finds that you have a serious, long-term mental illness.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18-30 years old 2. 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 3. Students who endorse some psychotic experiences (Peter's et al. Delusion Inventory (PDI) score \> 3) Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to provide informed consent 2. Not proficient in English 3. 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 4. Current enrollment in psychological or behavioral health treatment. 5. Current use of psychotropic medications (other than stimulants) prescribed by a physician. 6. A diagnosis of a serious, chronic mental illness as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI)

Study sites (1)

MA