biostudies-literatureAshford PAProgramme Grants for Applied ResearchNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)e056355https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9226877biostudies-literatureUnknown12(6)<h4>Introduction</h4>At least one in four people treated by the primary care improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) programme in England experiences distressing psychotic experiences (PE) in addition to common mental disorder (CMD). These individuals are less likely to achieve recovery. IAPT services do not routinely screen for nor offer specific treatments for CMD including PE. The Tailoring evidence-based psychological therapY for People with common mental disorder including Psychotic EXperiences study will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an enhanced training for cognitive behavioural therapists that aims to address this clinical gap.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This is a multisite, stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The setting will be IAPT seBMJ openTreating common mental disorder including psychotic experiences in the primary care improving access to psychological therapies programme (the TYPPEX study): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial with nested economic and process evaluation of a training package for therapists.PMC9226877RP-PG-0616-20003NF-SI-0617-10026Russo DHeslin MFrench PSwart AMKabir TReeve NPond MPatel UAshford PAFowler DMurray HByford SDixon-Woods MPerez JStochl JMarshall NKanaan MHodgekins JClarke JStuart FPainter MGrey NJones PBLeathersich MClark ABKnight CfalseTreating common mental disorder including psychotic experiences in the primary care improving access to psychological therapies programme (the TYPPEX study): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial with nested economic and process evaluation of a training package for therapists.<h4>Introduction</h4>At least one in four people treated by the primary care improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) programme in England experiences distressing psychotic experiences (PE) in addition to common mental disorder (CMD). These individuals are less likely to achieve recovery. IAPT services do not routinely screen for nor offer specific treatments for CMD including PE. The Tailoring evidence-based psychological therapY for People with common mental disorder including Psychotic EXperiences study will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an enhanced training for cognitive behavioural therapists that aims to address this clinical gap.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This is a multisite, stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The setting will be IAPT se2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jun2026-05-28T04:58:42.657Z2022-07-23T11:50:20.405ZS-EPMC92268773573237810.1136/bmjopen-2021-056355