The primary goal is to study the feasibility of schematherapy for AVH's.
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Brief title
Condition
- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
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Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main study parameter will be the feasibility of the program as defined by
the evaluations of the participants on closed and open ended questions and the
drop-out rate and reasons for dropout.
Secondary outcome
The secondary outcomes are patients* self-reported self-worth, mood, psychotic
(positive) symptoms and the perceived power of and beliefs about voices.
Background summary
Schema therapy is an integrative therapy that finds its origins in cognitive
behavioral therapy and appears applicable in treating adverse effects of
punitive Auditory Verbal Hallucinations (AVH).
Study objective
The primary goal is to study the feasibility of schematherapy for AVH's.
Study design
The feasibility will be messured with questionaires deisgned for this purpose.
Participants will be asked closed and open-ended questions. Therapists will
evaluate the protocol after each session. For the secundary measures a multiple
baseline across subjects study is used.
Intervention
Participants will receive 20 weeks of schematherapy. The baseline period is six
to ten weeks.
Study burden and risks
Participants will be assessed before treatment, after treatment, and at three
months follow-up. In total, these assessments will take approximately 270
minutes. For each participant self-esteem, mood, and cognitions about voices
will be measured between sessions; that is, 24 to 28 times in 24 to 28 weeks
(due to the variable baseline). This will take approximately 260 minutes in
total (less than 10 minutes per session). Patients will receive a maximum dose
of twenty sessions therapy with a maximum of 60 minutes each.
Piet Ottstraat 2
Schagen 1741 NX
NL
Piet Ottstraat 2
Schagen 1741 NX
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Participants have a current psychotic disorder, assessed by Mini International
Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) with punitive Auditory Verbal Hallucinations.
Age ranges between 18 and 65 year.
Exclusion criteria
No competence of the Dutch language, a (known) intellectual disability
(estimated IQ < 70). For safety reasons, participants with a BEck Depression
Inventory-II (BDI-II) score higher then 35, whom are actively suicidal and/or
have made a suicide attempt in the past three months are excluded. Participants
who are mentally incompetent.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL66846.029.18 |