A trial to study the usefulness of Tamil version of Integrated Psychological Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia in Coimbatore
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/02/017569
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr B Ravishankar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) primary diagnosis of schizophrenia confirmed by The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, (M.I.N. I) and supplemented by DSM-V
2)participants should have at least 8 years of education
3) able to read and speak Tamil language
4) all participants should be symptomatically stable at the time of enrollment
5) Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores should be under 75, ratings of 3 (mild) or less on the PANSS psychosis items.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Persons of any co-morbid psychiatric disorder, neurological disorders
2)History of substance or alcohol, formal thought disorder, aggressive behavior
3)IQ <70
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The scores on cognitive domains measured, which are: <br/ ><br>Trail Making Test Part A, Wechslerâ?? subtests of Digit Span, Digit Symbol and Picture Arrangement, Reyâ??Osterrieth complex figure, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, PGI Memory ScaleTimepoint: two weeks,6 months and one year after the intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Negative Symptoms Scores of the PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) <br/ ><br>2) Social functioning (as assessed by World Health Organization Disability Assessment scale) <br/ ><br>3) Insight (Beckâ??s Cognitive Insight Scale) <br/ ><br>4) Belief (as assessed by Brownâ??s Assessment of Belief Scale) <br/ ><br>5) Metacognition (as assessed by Metacognition Assessment Scale)Timepoint: two weeks,6 months and one year after the intervention