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The Feeling Heard study - evaluating a novel intervention pathway for patients distressed by hearing voices

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Psychosis - voices
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN16003237
Lead Sponsor
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2024.2351817 (added 04/06/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years or older
2. Under the care of secondary care adult services within SPFT
3. Have a clinician-reported diagnosis of psychosis
4. Are experiencing current voice hearing; this will be operationalized by participants having a score of at least 1 on item 1 (How frequently did you hear a voice or voices?) on the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenic Voices Questionnaire (HPSVQ; Van Lieshout & Goldberg, 2007) - indicating that the participant has experienced at least one episode of voice hearing in the past week
5. Distressed by hearing voices; this will be operationalized by participants scoring at least 8 out of 16 on the ‘negative impact’ scale of the HPSVQ
6. Willing and able to provide written/verbal, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Established organic cause for distressing voices (e.g., brain disease or injury)
2. Primary diagnosis of substance misuse
3. Non-English speaking to the degree that the participant is unable to fully understand and answer assessment questions or give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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