A Study on the Effects of using Attention Training Technique on the experience of hearing Auditory Hallucinations persisting after adequate trials of at least 2 antipsychotics.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/10/021516
• Lead Sponsor: Mrs Nitha Thomas

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

Males and females experiencing auditory hallucinations

- Medication resistance relating to auditory verbal hallucinations (no response after 2 antipsychotics trials lasting at least 4 weeks each with a minimum of 400mg chlorpromazine equivalent)

Exclusion Criteria

- Any change in antipsychotic medication within the past 2 months

- Meeting criteria for Substance use disorder within the last 12 months

- Currently experiencing affective symptoms

- Active violent or suicidal tendencies

- Neurological disorder or unstable and serious physical illness

- Hearing impairment

- Developed musical abilities (regular practice of singing/ playing an instrument)

- Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis within the last 12 months

- Received Transcranial direct-current stimulation or Electroconvulsive therapy in the last 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Severity of auditory hallucinations - Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scale ââ?¬â?? Auditory Hallucinations subscale (PSYRATS-AH; Haddock, McCarron, Tarrier, & Faragher, 1999). <br/ ><br>2. Current Psychiatric symptoms - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS; Overall & Gorham, 1962). <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Weekly

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ââ?¬Â¢Attentional capacity ââ?¬â?? Digit Vigilance Test and Triads Test from the NIMHANS Neuropsychology Battery (Rao et al., 2004)Timepoint: Pre-intervention, in last intervention session and at 1 month and 3 month follow up;ââ?¬Â¢The Social Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFS; Saraswat, Rao, Subbakrishna, & Gangadhar, 2006) has 14 items with each item representing a different domain of social functioning. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Pre-intervention, in last intervention session and at 1 month and 3 month follow up