Group Cognitive Behavioural Family Intervention (CBFI) for People With Schizophrenia and Their Families

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Schizophrenia; Psychosis
• Interventions: Behavioral: Group Cognitive behavioural family intervention (CBFI); Behavioral: Usual group psychoeducation

• Registration Number: NCT04065360
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Brief Summary

Cognitive behavioural family intervention (CBFI) is a brief psychosocial intervention that incorporates the model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) into the family context. It builds upon the current trend of family interventions/psychoeducation with refocusing on the cognitive model within the family interpersonal relationship. Existing literature indicates that CBFI may be effective in improving positive and negative symptoms of people diagnosed with schizophrenia immediately following the programme. This mixed-method is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a CBFI programme for people with schizophrenia and their families in a local context. The findings may accumulate more evidence that CBFI is a brief and effective psychosocial intervention that is adapted to Hong Kong clinical settings.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-22
• Study Start: 2021-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-10
• Study Completion: 2022-12
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Service users

• Diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, based on clinical judgement by the treating clinicians
• Aged 18-65
• Able to communicate in Cantonese

Family caregivers

• Aged above 18
• Living with service users
• Able to communicate in Cantonese
• Nominated by the service users

Exclusion Criteria

Service users

• Having co-morbidity of learning disability
• Organic/neurological conditions
• Substance misuse disorder

Family caregivers

• Having active psychiatric conditions
• Looking after more than one family member suffering from chronic physical or mental illnesses

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive behavioural family intervention	Group Cognitive behavioural family intervention (CBFI)	-
Usual group psychoeducation	Usual group psychoeducation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Qualitative feedback from the clinicians of the concerned wards	Immediate posttreatment	Programme evaluation interview

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Negative symptoms of service users	Immediate posttreatment	Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS); 13-item ranging from 0 to 78
Positive symptoms of service users	Immediate posttreatment	Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scales (PSYRATS); 11-item hallucination subscale ranging from 0 to 44; 6-item delusion subscale ranging from 0 to 24
Expressed emotion by service users	Immediate posttreatment	Concise Chinese Level of Expressed Emotion Scale (CCLEES); 12-item ranging from 12 to 48
Caregiving experience by family caregivers	Immediate posttreatment	Chinese version of Experience of Caregiving Inventory (CECI); 66-item ranging from 0 to 264
Perceived care burden by family caregivers	Immediate posttreatment	Family Burden Interview Schedule (FBIS); 25-item ranging from 0 to 50
Mood disturbance by family caregivers	Immediate posttreatment	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); 7-item depression subscale ranging from 0 to 21; 7-item anxiety subscale ranging from 0 to 21
Qualitative feedback from the service users and their families	Immediate posttreatment	Semi-structured focus group interview

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kwai Chung Hospital; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong