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Treating Psychotic Symptoms of Young Individuals Presenting a First Episode of Schizophrenia: Comparison of Two State-of-the-Art Interventions

NCT00358709 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 129

Last updated 2008-06-19

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Summary

To verify the efficacy of a group cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to lessening psychotic symptoms of individuals with a first episode of psychosis, and to compare its effects to a known skills training approach and a control group. Our primary hypotheses were that CBT would do better than the control group at all points in time, and better than the skills training approach, though only at follow-ups

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Behavioral therapy and Symptom Management

A group cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to lessening psychotic symptoms of individuals with a first episode of psychosis, and comparison its effects to a known skills training approach and a control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tania Lecomte · The University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-06-30
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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