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Motive-specific Intervention for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

NCT04793438 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2021-03-11

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Summary

The aim of this study is to test a therapeutic intervention to reduce negative symptomatic among schizophrenia patients. Since the intervention can take place within an inpatient stay, it is a short intervention. Three appointments are made with the patients within two weeks. With an adaptation of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) participants will be asked to recall events from the past and to imagine future events. Patients are additionally asked to complete tasks between the sessions. One pre- and one post-measurement of negative symptoms, motives, level of functioning, hope for recovery and other co-variables are part of the study. A follow-up appointment four weeks later is intended to provide information on the longer-term impact.

Conditions

  • Negative Type; Schizophrenic
  • Anhedonia
  • Apathy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motive-specific intervention

Three appointments are made with the patients of the intervention group within two weeks. With an adaptation of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) participants will be asked to recall events from the past and to imagine future events. The time frame of 45 minutes for each intervention must be strictly adhered to. Patients are additionally asked to complete tasks between the sessions. All appointments take place in the Psychiatric University Hospital directly on the ward.

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive conversations

Since we want to check whether the patients benefit from the specific intervention and not only from getting more speaking time, patients without the motive-specific intervention should also be given three sessions, in which no intervention takes place. They will be carried out in the sense of supportive conversations (i.e. conversations that do not follow a specific psychotherapy concept). All appointments take place in the Psychiatric University Hospital directly on the ward.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Birgit Kleim, Prof. Dr. · Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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