The acceptability and effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder within schizophrenia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Mental Health Research Network; Subtopic: Schizophrenia; Disease: Schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Schizophrenia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67096137
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Reading (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 8 January 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

1. Provides consent
2. Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder
3. Present with symptoms consistent with a DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD
4. Aged between 18 and 65 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Organic disorder
2. Unable to read and write in English
3. Learning disability

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD symptoms, assessed through the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-traumatic Cognitions, assessed using the Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI), measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months