Training programme in facial emotions imitation among patients with schizophrenia
Completed
- Conditions
- SchizophreniaMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15190595
- Lead Sponsor
- Servicio Gallego de Salud (SERGAS)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Provision of informed consent to participate
2. Aged between 18 and 55 years old
3. Diagnosed with schizophrenia (DSM-5)
4. Clinically stable
5. Users of mental health facilities in the moment of the research
6. Treated with atypical antipsychotics
Exclusion Criteria
1. Presence of a comorbid psychiatric or neurological disorder, intellectual disability
2. Abuse of toxic substances in the moment of the research (excluding nicotine)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Facial recognition of emotional expressions is measured using the Ekman 60 Faces Test (Ekman 60) and the Penn Emotion Recognition Task (ER-40 test) at baseline and 2 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Symptom severity is assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) at baseline and 2 months<br> 2. Verbal and non-verbal knowledge are measured using the Intelligence Test (K-BIT) at baseline and 2 months<br>