Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation Treatment for Schizophrenia

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Remote Medical Service; Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia; Behavioral Activation; Schizophrenia, Latent
• Interventions: Behavioral: behavioral activation

• Registration Number: NCT05764148
• Lead Sponsor: Inha University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement a behavior activation remote program for negative symptoms of schizophrenia and to verify whether the behavior activation remote program for negative symptoms of schizophrenia has effects on negative symptoms, cognitive function, and social function of schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-01
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-10
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who have received a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia
• Patients who are at least 18 years old and under 65 years old
• Patients who show a score of 3 or higher on at least two negative symptom items in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
• The subject selection period is until December 31, 2021, from the IRB approval date.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with a history of organic brain syndrome, epilepsy, or traumatic brain injury
• Patients with comorbidities such as intellectual disability, current alcohol or other substance dependence
• Patients who show a score of 5 or higher on at least two positive symptom items in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
• Patients who have received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the DSM-V criteria by a specialist in psychiatry
• Patients who have received psychological services including components of behavioral activation therapy
• Patients who are at risk of self-harm or harm to others.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Behavioral activation	behavioral activation	Behavioral activation
Traatment as usual	behavioral activation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
negative function	three month	improved negative function

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
depressed mood	three month	improved depressed mood
cognitive function	three month	improved cognitive function

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Inha university hospital; 🇰🇷 Incheon, Jung-Gu, Korea, Republic of