Integrated care model to relieve psychotic symptoms and prevent relapse in the first-episode schizophrenia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Relapse in the first- episode schizophrenia patients; First- episode schizophrenia, caregivers

• Registration Number: TCTR20190923001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of public health, Mahasarakham University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-23
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

1. The patient diagnosed with first-episode schizophrenia within two years of illness onset (World Health Organization, 1993) (Breitborde, Srihari, Woods, & Haven, 2015)
2.The means score of psychotic symptoms assessed by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia Thai version (PANSS-T) between 1.00-3.00 points. (Olivares, Sermon, Hemels, & Schreiner, 2013)
3.No history of brain disease or cognitive impairment, psychiatric comorbidity, and physical complication.
Inclusion criteria for the caregiver
1.The person who is a family member such as a parent, spouse, or child and provide continuing care to patients for more than 6 months without receiving a wage for care.
2.Good communication and co-operate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria for the patients
1. Presentation of relapse or re-hospitalization, the total means scored of psychotic symptoms assessed by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia Thai version (PANSS-T) more than 4.00 points. (Olivares, Sermon, Hemels, & Schreiner, 2013)
2. The patient received Electrical Convulsive Therapy (ECT).
Exclusion Criteria for the caregiver
1. The patients were excluded from the research.
2. Unable to participate in any activities of the research.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relapse at 4 12 and 24 weeks after end of the intervention A record of rehospitalization , Psychotic symptoms Baseline and at 4 12 and 24 weeks after end of the intervention The Thai version of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS-T) ,Stress Baseline and at 4 12 and 24 weeks after end of the intervention The Thai version of the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (T-PSS-10)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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