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Study name	Stage‐specific case management for early psychosis
Methods	Study design: individually‐RCT with 3‐way design (SEI versus TAU (2‐year duration) versus extended SEI (4‐year duration) versus TAU) Setting: community‐based mental health team, Hong Kong Recruitment method: inpatient and community referrals
Participants	Diagnosis: schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, or manic episodes with psychotic behaviour N = 240
Interventions	Extended SEI consisted of 2 additional years of SEI in patients that already underwent at least 2 years of SEI SEI components of treatment included: phase‐specific case‐management caseload 1:80 relapse prevention psychoeducation
Outcomes	Functioniong Psychotic symptoms Depressive symptoms Neurocognitive functioning Health economics
Starting date	June 2019
Contact information	eyhchen@hku.hk
Notes	Funding source: Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

RCT: randomised controlled trial
SEI: specialised early intervention
TAU: treatment as usual