AVATAR therapy in refractory auditory hallucinations.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia.Schizophrenia
- Registration Number
- IRCT20220226054121N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Experience annoying auditory hallucinations
Age range 18 - 50 years
Minimum Intermediate Education
Sufficient command of Persian language
The patient is able to identify a sound and the main hallucination (to reduce).
Exclusion Criteria
Refuse to take any medication
Primary drug dependence
There are serious thoughts of harming oneself or another
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration and severity of resistant auditory hallucinations. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale (PSYRAT).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Beliefs about voices. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: The revised beliefs about voices questionnaire (BAVQ–R).