Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Sonia Johnson
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Mental Health Sciences
Riding House Street
London
W1W 7EY
United Kingdom
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s.johnson@ucl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
03/38
Study information
Scientific title
Cluster randomised trial comparing outcomes of early psychosis care by a specialist team and augmented community mental health teams (CMHTs)
Acronym
SATS
Study hypothesis
That the provision of services by specialist teams for people experiencing a first psychotic episode confers no advantage over the provision of services for first episode psychosis provided by augmented non-specialist teams
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Condition
First episode psychosis
Intervention
1. Specialist Early Intervention Service - a dedicated team specialising solely in the care of first episode psychosis. The team is multiprofessional and community based, has appropriate inpatient services and would be expected to maintain contact with all first episode patients for a period of 3 years.
2. Augmented community mental health teams. These community based multiprofessional teams provide general mental health services to defined geographical catchment areas. For the purpose of the trial the service will be augmented by two whole time equivalent staff who will focus solely on the care of first episode psychosis and will be expected to maintain contact with patients for a three year period.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Proportion relapsing within 2 years of entry into the trial
Secondary outcome measures
1. Time to relapse
2. Whether engaged in paid employment or education for at least 15 hours per week
3. Quality of Life (MECCA)
Overall trial start date
31/01/2005
Overall trial end date
31/01/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All patients with a first psychotic episode aged between 18 and 34 referred to augmented and specialist services who are resident in the catchment area of the services
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
250
Participant exclusion criteria
People will not be accepted for assessment if:
1. Their symptoms appear secondary to a primary diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder
2. Their symptoms appear to be the clear result of drug induced psychosis, narrowly defined. Psychosis will only be viewed as drug induced if symptoms have emerged suddenly in the context of intoxication without any previous decline in functioning and if they subside within a few days
3. They have elevated mood but no psychotic symptoms
4. Their psychotic symptoms are not associated with any decline in functioning, disruption of development, distress or risk
5. They are thought to have taken antipsychotic medication for at least 6 weeks
6. They were first diagnosed as having a psychotic illness by a specialist mental health service more than 1 year ago
Recruitment start date
31/01/2005
Recruitment end date
31/01/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Mental Health Sciences
London
W1W 7EY
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust (UK)
Sponsor details
St Pancras Hospital
4 St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7530 3000
candi@nhs.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Other
Funder name
British Psychological Society
Alternative name(s)
BPS
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
professional associations and societies
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list