THE TEMSTEM TRIAL: Reducing distress and dysfunction caused by auditory verbal hallucinations via a smartphone application.
Completed
- Conditions
- hallucinationsvoice hearing10039628
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45092
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
* Presence of AVHs (with distress) for longer than a month
* Presence of AVHs during a minimum of four days a week, in at least three of the last four weeks
Exclusion Criteria
* Changes in medication regiment in the last month
* Estimated IQ under 70; the researchers will examine the schoolcareer of the patient. If problems during the primaryschool period are found, the short version of the WAIS-IV will be conducted to determine intelligence.
* Insufficient competence in the Dutch language
* Previous use of temstem
* Not willing or able to learn to use a smartphone
* Currently undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy for AVHs
* Current involuntary admission in a closed ward
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcomes are changes in distress, disturbance to life and social<br /><br>dysfunction caused by AVHs. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Changes in frequency and severity of AVHs; control and power over AVHs; ability<br /><br>to cope with AVHs; self-esteem; depression; quality of life; paranoid<br /><br>ideations.</p><br>