Bolster: Caregiver App to Reduce Duration of Untreated Psychosis
NCT ID: NCT04949542
Last Updated: 2025-11-12
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-11
2024-10-04
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Control
Participants in the control condition will be provided support resources from mental health advocacy organizations representing currently available resources for caregivers (including a selection from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America). They will also have access to the research team by phone for technical troubleshooting and support as necessary.
Control
Exemplar resources provided in the control arm will include a selection from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America designed to support caregivers helping loved ones access care.
Bolster
Participants in the experimental arm will be provided access to the Bolster smartphone application designed to support caregivers of young adults with early psychosis as well as the support resources offered in the control condition. They will also have access to the research team by phone for technical troubleshooting and support as necessary.
Bolster
Bolster is a native mobile app that provides on-demand content to caregivers of young adults with early psychosis to support their caregiving skills and knowledge of psychosis.
Interventions
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Bolster
Bolster is a native mobile app that provides on-demand content to caregivers of young adults with early psychosis to support their caregiving skills and knowledge of psychosis.
Control
Exemplar resources provided in the control arm will include a selection from the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America designed to support caregivers helping loved ones access care.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Live in the United States
* Caregiver to a young adult with early psychosis, wherein early psychosis is defined as: (1) Being between the ages of 15 and 35, and (2) Within the past five years, the young adult first experienced: (2A) Presence of psychotic symptoms represented by one or more of hallucinations, delusions, marked thought disorder, psychomotor disorder or bizarre behavior, as well as (2B) Definite change of personality or behavior manifesting as two or more of the following: serious deterioration of function, marked social withdrawal, persistent self-neglect, episodic marked anxiety.
* A positive screen according to the Caregiver Prime Screen - Revised (endorsed two or more responses of five or six ("somewhat"/"definitely" agree))
* Own an Apple iPhone
* Self-identify as a caregiver of the affected person
* The affected person is not enrolled in specialty mental health services (i.e. a program wherein the affected person can access psychiatry and counseling/therapy services), and has not been enrolled in such services for at least three months prior to screening. If an affected person is receiving one of these services, the caregiver reports that this is an inadequate level of care.
Exclusion Criteria
* Participant failed to demonstrate understanding of study details in comprehension screening process.
* The affected person is unengaged in services, but only as a result of having completed or "graduated" from a specialty treatment program for psychosis.
18 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Washington
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Benjamin Buck
Assistant Professor: School of Medicine: Psychiatry
Principal Investigators
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Benjamin Buck, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Washington
Locations
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Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering Center, Health Sciences, UW Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Countries
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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STUDY00013334
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id