Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) in acute mental health inpatient settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute mental health inpatient service users experiencing psychosis; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Psychosis, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN59055607
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36088373/ (added 12/09/2022) 2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39089290/ Patient's Experiences of a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Informed Crisis Intervention for Psychosis Delivered in Inpatient Settings: A Qualitative Exploration (added 02/08/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-18
• Study Completion: 2023-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged =18 years
2. Meet criteria for a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis (schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified) or meet criteria for an Early Intervention Service (EIS) for treatment of psychosis to allow for diagnostic uncertainty
3. Able to give informed consent and have the capacity to consent to participation in the study
4. Currently receiving care from an acute psychiatric inpatient team

Exclusion Criteria

1. Non-English speakers (due to translation costs and difficulty of producing valid translations of the research instruments and intervention
2. Acquired brain injury or substance misuse judged to be the acute cause of the psychotic experiences
3. Already undertaking a structured psychological intervention delivered by a psychologist or trained therapist at the time of study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility measured using the following collected between baseline and 6 months:<br>1. Individual patient data collected on a pre-developed sheet adhering to CONSORT guidelines including patient eligibility status, number of referrals received by ward staff, the willingness of participants to consent, the willingness of participants to be randomised, and attrition<br>2. Therapy-specific data including the number of sessions attended, therapy resources used, mode of therapy, location of therapy sessions, number of sessions conducted prior to and post-discharge, time and duration of sessions, quantity of homework completed, and any serious adverse events<br>3. Patient outcome measure completion