Smartphone-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for young people with distressing voices - SmartVoices-Study

niversitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD) Bern, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (KJP), Lehre und Forschung0 sites154 target enrollmentSeptember 2, 2021

Conditionsauditory verbal hallucinations (transdiagnostically)

Overview

Phase: Phase 2
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: auditory verbal hallucinations (transdiagnostically)
Sponsor: niversitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD) Bern, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (KJP), Lehre und Forschung
Enrollment: 154
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 2, 2021

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

niversitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD) Bern, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (KJP), Lehre und Forschung

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•1\) aged 14 to 25 years;
•2\) experiencing current and persisting AVH defined as a score of 1 (voices occur at least once a week”) or above on the frequency item (no. 1\) of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales\-Auditory Hallucinations subscale (PSYRATS\-AH);
•3\) experiencing distress due to voices, defined as a score of 2 (a minority of voices is distressing (\< 50%)” / voices are moderately distressing”) or above on either of the distress items \- amount of distress (no. 8\) or intensity of distress (no. 9\) \- of the PSYRATS\-AH;
•4\) written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•1\) insufficient conduct of German;
•2\) AVH with an organic cause (e.g., brain disease or injury);
•3\) acute risk of harm to self or others that requires immediate crisis intervention;
•4\) inability to give informed consent and/or adhere with the study procedure;
•5\) currently receiving psychological treatment that specifically addresses hearing voices (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy for voices);
•6\) intellectual disability