A study to understand relationship between symptoms causing disability in schizophrenic patients who have minimal symptoms

Completed

• Conditions: Schizophrenia,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/10/028453
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Bijayita Borah

Brief Summary

Patients with schizophrenia have a wide range of deficits in their everyday functioning. Approximately two-thirds of patients who achieve symptomatic remission continue to experience persistent problems with functioning. Disability in schizophrenia affects several aspects of the individual’s personal, social, and occupational functioning. Research in schizophrenia has clearly proved that one of the most disabling factors in this disorder is the psychopathology associated with the disorder and they affect the level of functioning. Focussing on the level of symptoms and analysing the causal relations among them is likely to extend our understanding of psychopathology. This study will provide information on various symptom related variables and can serve to serve to guide interventions and monitoring over time

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-10-20
• Study Completion: 2021-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Remitted patients of schizophrenia History of illness- minimum 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Other comorbid psychiatric disorders and mental retardation.
• 2.Co morbid medical illness-Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, respiratory disorders, neurological disorders, sensory impairments, locomotor impairments, cancer, autoimmune disorders.
• 3.Acute illness like infection, trauma, fracture or acute exacerbation of chronic illness in the last 1 month.
• 4.Major surgery, hospitalisation and childbirth in last 1 month.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.To assess the nature of disability in remitted patients of schizophrenia.	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the psychopathological symptoms in remitted patients of schizophrenia.	To study relationship of disability with symptom variables.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health; 🇮🇳 Sonitpur, ASSAM, India

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health

🇮🇳Sonitpur, ASSAM, India

Dr Bijayita Borah

Principal investigator

8486399584

bijborah@gmail.com