Experience of UHR and PEP Individuals During Mindfulness: a Qualitative Phenomenological Study
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Qualitative interview.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR). Basic parameters: 15 years — 30 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The goal of this qualitative study is to explore and describe the lived experiences of individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) or first episode of psychosis (FEP) who have participated in a group-based mindfulness-based intervention. Secondary objectives include identifying potential adverse effects of a group-based mindfulness-based intervention among UHR or FEP.
Interventions
- Other Qualitative interview
analysis of interview data using the IPSE (Inductive Process to analyze the Structure of lived Experience) method
Primary outcome measures
- Lived experiences [Time frame: The qualitative interview takes place between one week and three months after the final session of the mindfulness-based program]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- People aged between 15 and 30 years who meet the criteria for UHR or PEP status on the CAARMS scale and have a social functional impact (SOFAS score less than 50 or a decrease of more than 30% in the score)
Exclusion criteria
- \- Previous episode of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder
- Previous antipsychotic treatment for more than 12 months
- Organic mental disorder or intellectual disability
- Serious suicide/homicidal risk (but admissible if this risk has been resolved)
- Insufficient French language skills
- Adult unable to give consent and not under legal guardianship
- Protective measure (guardianship/conservatorship/judicial protection) or under judicial supervision
- Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision (including actual involuntary hospitalization)
- Persons in a life-threatening emergency
- Not affiliated with a social security scheme
- Minors without parental authorization
- Person who refused the audio recording of the interview
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
France · 2 centers
- Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy — Laxou
- Clinique Fondation Santé des Etudiants de France — Vitry-le-François
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07499934 · 2025-A01426-43 · RIPH 2024-03