Active Assistance for Psychological Therapy (Actissist): Using mobile technology to deliver cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis

Conditions

Topic: Mental Health

Trelfa S, Berry N, Zhang X, Lewis S, Ainsworth J, Berry K, Edge D, Haddock G, Morris R, Bucci S.

2025-04-16

10.1186/s12888-025-06859-4

Developing a Theory-Informed Smartphone App for Early Psychosis: Learning Points From a Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Natalie Berry, Matthew Machin, John Ainsworth, Katherine Berry, Dawn Edge et al. (9 authors)

Frontiers in Psychiatry2020-12-1039 citations

10.3389/fpsyt.2020.602861

“They Are Not Hard-to-Reach Clients. We Have Just Got Hard-to-Reach Services.” Staff Views of Digital Health Tools in Specialist Mental Health Services.

Sandra Bucci, Natalie Berry, Rohan Morris, Katherine Berry, Gillian Haddock et al. (7 authors)

Frontiers in Psychiatry2019-05-10136 citations

10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00344

Assessing Therapeutic Alliance in the Context of mHealth Interventions for Mental Health Problems: Development of the Mobile Agnew Relationship Measure (mARM) Questionnaire

Katherine Berry, Amy Salter, Rohan Morris, Susannah James, Sandra Bucci

Journal of Medical Internet Research2018-04-19110 citations

10.2196/jmir.8252

Using mobile technology to deliver a cognitive behaviour therapy-informed intervention in early psychosis (Actissist): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Sandra Bucci, Christine Barrowclough, John Ainsworth, Rohan Morris, Katherine Berry et al. (11 authors)

Trials2015-09-1065 citations

10.1186/s13063-015-0943-3

Interventions

Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups in a ratio of 2:1, respectively (24:12). Mobile CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy administered via a mobile phone. The co

a mobile phone application developed to monitor the symptoms of psychosis (Palmier-Claus et al., 2012). Follow Up Length: 10 month(s)

Study Entry : Single Randomisation only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. In current contact with Early Intervention Services 2. At least 4 week stabilisation of positive symptoms (score <3 on the PANSS items) 3. Mental capacity to provide informed consent 4. Sufficient English language proficiency to complete questionnaires and respond to written material 5. Aged 16 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anyone less than 16 years old at the point of recruitment 2. Anyone incapable of giving informed consent 3. Non-English proficient 4. Score >3 on the PANSS items for positive psychotic symptoms 5. Any service user >35 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acceptability and feasibility; Timepoint(s): Uptake and drop-out rates will be assessed throughout. Patient feedback is taken at follow-up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of social interactions, measured by the Personal and and Social Performance Scale (Morosini et al., 2000) 2. Drug use frequency, measured by the Timeline FollowBack (TLFB; Sobell & Sobell, 1992) 3. Perceived criticism, measured by the perceived criticism scale (Hooley & Teasdale, 1989) 4. Positive psychotic symptoms, measured by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS; Kay,Opler & Fiszbein, 1987)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Number of social interactions, measured by the Personal and and Social Performance Scale (Morosini et al., 2000) 2. Drug use frequency, measured by the Timeline FollowBack (TLFB; Sobell & Sobell, 1992) 3. Perceived criticism, measured by the perceived criticism scale (Hooley & Teasdale, 1989) 4. Positive psychotic symptoms, measured by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS; Kay,Opler & Fiszbein, 1987)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed