The effect of a cognitive behavioural program called ?Michael?s Game? on psychotic symptoms
- Conditions
- Psychotic disordersMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN37178153
- Lead Sponsor
- Geneva University Hospitals (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
2015 Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972817 2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31338790/ (added 22/09/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 166
1. Psychotic disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), diagnoses are established by experienced clinicians (from the psychiatric services teams)
2. Treatment in an outpatient setting, day hospital or rehabilitation unit
3. Age18-65 years
4. Positive psychotic symptoms defined by: a score of = 3 on at least 2 of the items of the positive symptoms on the Brief psychiatry rating scale (BPRS)
5. Patient?s informed consent
1. Evidence of organic brain disease, clinically significant concurrent medical illness or learning disability
2. Conceptual disorganization score on the BPRS of >5
3. Prior participation in the ''Michael?s Game'' program
4. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) of psychotic symptoms at the time of inclusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Peters Delusion Inventors (PDI-21) - A 21-item scale that assesses the degree of expression of psychotic beliefs. Three dimensions of delusional beliefs are investigated: the degrees of preoccupation, of conviction, and of related anxiety.<br> This scale has notably been used to investigate the benefits of cognitive and behavioural therapies of psychoses (Garety et al., 1997 and Kuipers et al., 1997 and 1998).<br> Measured at baseline, Months 3 (post Michael's Game Treatment) and six months later<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method