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Skills Group for Youth at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis

Testing the Feasibility of a Skills Group for Adolescents and Young Adults at Clinical High-risk for Psychosis

Who can join

Ages 13 to 18 · All sexes

Participant Inclusion Criteria:

* 13-18 years of age
* Meet criteria for clinical high-risk syndrome (i.e., at clinical high risk for developing a psychotic disorder). CHR status is determined based off of scoring a 3 (moderate) - 5 (severe) on the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes and/or having a first degree relative with psychotic disorder and/or the individual meets criteria for schizotypal personality disorder. Additionally individuals with a brief intermittent psychotic symptoms can be included as well (e.g., frankly psychotic symptoms that are very brief)
* Individuals must be enrolled in the HOPE team at the University of Pittsburgh since this group is embedded within that service

Participation Exclusion Criteria:

* Group member meeting criteria for a current/past psychotic disorder

Inclusion Criteria for Parents or Legal Guardians:

* Must be the parent, legal guardian of a 13-18 year-old
* For parents of CHR adolescents, their adolescent must meet criteria for a psychosis-risk syndrome

About the study

This study is intended to test the feasibility of an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skills group for adolescents and young adults at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis. The current study applies a skills group drawing from evidence-based practices (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)) to those at CHR for psychosis. Up to 30 CHR individuals (starting with a minimum of 3 participants, N accounts for attrition as well), aged 13-18, already receiving clinical services within the HOPE team at University of Pittsburgh will be offered a weekly skills group. Data collected on feasibility and outcome measures will occur pre (within 1 month) -post (up to 4-5 months) and half-way (up to 2-3 months) through the intervention. Taken together, the aim of the proposed intervention is to provide novel insights regarding the utility of a newly developed intervention that integrates both CBT and DBT skills for those at CHR for psychosis.

What is being tested

• Skills Group (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Participants: 30 · Started: Apr 26, 2022

Contact the study team

• Tina Gupta, PHD · Phone: 412-246-5845
• Lauren Bylsma, PHD · Phone: 412-624-8363

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05398120

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.