Efficacy of Metacognitive Training Single Modules: Jumping to Conclusions and To Empathize...

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia
• Interventions: Behavioral: Metacognitive Training Jumping to Conclusion; Behavioral: Metacognitive Training To Empathize; Behavioral: Group discussion

• Registration Number: NCT02748486
• Lead Sponsor: University of Warsaw

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether modules of Metacognitive Training: Jumping to Conclusions and To empathize... are effective in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Also it was investigated whether these modules have specific impact on cognitive biases severity.

Detailed Description

Investigators employ randomized controlled trial design. Patients in ward were recruited for the study in three waves. In each wave patients were assessed pre-intervention, then randomly allocated in one of three groups: with modules of Metacognitive Training or control group. Then patients were assessed post-intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Study First Submitted: 2016-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-04-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of psychotic disorders
• informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• neurological disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Jumping To Conculsions	Metacognitive Training Jumping to Conclusion	Metacognitive Training Jumping to conclusions module
Theory of Mind	Metacognitive Training To Empathize	Metacognitive Training To empathize... module
Control	Group discussion	group discussion of current events

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive Biases Questionnaire for Psychosis	up to 3h after intervention	used for measurement of cognitive biases characteristic for psychotic patients
Fish Task	up to 3h after intervention	variation of Beads Task used for measurement of jumping to conclusion
Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test	up to 3h after intervention	used for measurement of Theory of Mind aspects

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptom Checklist 27 plus	up to 3h after intervention	screening tool for psychopathology symptoms
Paranoia Checklist	up to 3h after intervention	questionnaire used for assessment of paranoid ideation