Health Condition 1: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 2: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intervention group: The intervention consists of sending text message reminders to intervention group 3 days and 5 days prior to the next follow up visit. The expected frequency of foll
Sponsors
JIPMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients in the age group 18 to 40 years presenting to JIPMER with first episode of psychosis with duration of illness less than 12 months and less than four weeks of treatment with antipsychotic, antidepressant, or mood stabilizer regardless of recovery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Caregivers without access to mobile phones 2. Caregivers who cannot read Tamil or english 3. Patients with organic psychosis 4. Psychosis due to substance use 5. Refusal to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Text message reminder intervention increases the time to dropout among patients with first episode psychosis compared to treatment as usualTimepoint: 6 MONTHS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication adherence, insight, social and occupational functioningTimepoint: Baseline,1, 3 and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vikas Menon
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research(JIPMER)
Outcome results
None listed