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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Veterans With Schizophrenia

NCT00688259 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2025-04-09

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Summary

This is a study comparing the benefits of two types of individual psychotherapy (cognitive-behavioral therapy for psychosis and supportive therapy) in symptomatic Veteran outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Treatment lasted approximately 6 months, with outcome data on symptoms, functioning, and distress levels collected at baseline, post-treatment, and 6 months post -treatment follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive Therapy (ST)

approximately 20 sessions of manualized psychotherapy to promote a strong alliance between the therapist and the participant in order to provide a safe place to discuss issues pertaining to recovery

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp)

approximately 20 sessions of individual manualized psychotherapy in which participants are taught to evaluate the data supporting beliefs that may interfere with recovery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Shirley M. Glynn, PhD · VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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