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What is the Feasibility of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for People Experiencing Psychosis?

NCT07237529 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2026-02-02

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Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to evaluate the feasibility of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for people experiencing psychosis. The secondary goal of this study is to evaluate the potential impact of NET in reducing symptoms of psychosis and post-traumatic stress. Participants will be patients accessing local NHS mental health services who are between the age of 18 to 65 years-old who have been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder and have a history of trauma. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

Is NET feasible to deliver to people experiencing psychosis

Can NET impact symptoms of psychosis in people experiencing psychosis?

Can NET impact symptoms posttraumatic stress in people experiencing psychosis?

Can NET impact symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in people experiencing psychosis?

Participants will be asked to:

Undertake the NET intervention with a trained NET therapist (the number of sessions will be decided based on the need of the participant)

Complete a questionnaire to assess the traumas they have experienced over the course of their life (called the 'Trauma and Life Events' Scale)

Complete a weekly interview to assess their symptoms of psychosis (called the 'Simplified Negative and Positive Symptoms Interview')

Complete weekly measures to assess symptoms of post-traumatic stress (called the 'International Trauma Questionnaire')

Complete weekly measures to assess symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress (using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress 21 item Scale \[DASS-21\])

Complete a follow-up interview to discuss their personal experience of the NET intervention)

Conditions

  • Psychosis
  • Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

NET always begins with a face-to-face personal interview between the patient and the therapist to carefully assess life events using checklists, followed by an interview about trauma reactions and a thorough psychoeducation about the findings and suggested procedure of NET. In another session, he arousing and meaningful specific events from birth to present are symbolized in their valence in an autobiographical timeline (or 'lifeline'). The patient is then encouraged to share their life story, focusing on adverse and emotionally charged experiences, which are explored in depth using 'Narrative Exposure', and those are reviewed in the subsequent session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Schroder, PhD · University of Nottingham

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-05
Primary Completion
2026-11-02
Completion
2026-11-16

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