Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional disorders or any other diagnosis coded under F20 to F29 in ICD-10
Conditions
Interventions
1:An Android Operating System Based mHealth Intervention
2:Placebo Program
Sponsors
Kwai Chung Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Ethnic Chinese; 2. Able to understand written traditional Chinese language; 3. Aged between 18 and 64 years; 4. Any current or lifetime diagnosis of Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional disorders or any other diagnosis coded under F20 to F29 in ICD-10. The diagnosis was made clinically according to the criteria of ICD-10 by specialist psychiatrist and reviewed in multi-disciplinary meeting; 5. Onset of psychotic symptoms less than five years; 6. Prescribed with regular oral medication; 7. Owning an Android device running operating system of Android 4.0 or later.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any current diagnosis of other mental and behavioural disorder diagnosed according to the criteria of ICD-10 apart from those coded under F20 to F29; 2. On depot or as needed basis treatment regime only without regular oral medication; 3. Organic brain condition; 4. Substance abuse in the last 12 months; 5. Intellectual developmental disorder; 6. Inability to provide written informed consent; 7. Mentally unstable, as defined by Clinical Global Impression – Severity scale score greater or equal to four.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| participants’ own estimation of percentage of pills they have taken;Medication Adherence Rating Scale;Drug Attitude Inventory;pill count; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale;Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale;Degree of service utilisation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWong Hei Tung
Kwai Chung Hospital
Outcome results
None listed