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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN32545295
ISRCTN32545295
Completed
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Efficacy of a psychoeducative intervention program to prevent or reduce the burden associated with caring for a patient with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: a two arm, evaluator blind, multicentre, randomized controlled trial

Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)0 sites200 target enrollmentMarch 15, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Burden associated with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder caregiving
Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)
Enrollment
200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 15, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Institute of Psychiatric Research (Spain)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Males or females with age more than or equal to 18 years, giving care to a familiar person with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV) \-TR criteria
  • 2\. The caregiver was not professionally paid for caregiving
  • 3\. The familiar diagnosed of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was receiving appropriate care as outpatient in a day centre or ambulatory centre
  • 4\. The caregiver spent a minimum of 4 hours/week to attend the patient with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
  • 5\. The patient cared for had received a first disease diagnose or had had a first disease episode at least two years before trial recruitment
  • 6\. Signed informed consent, for both the patient and the caregiver, to participate in the trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Caregivers without time to attend the psychoeducative intervention training
  • 2\. Caregivers receiving currently or recently (last year), any standardized psychoeducative intervention similar to the one administered in the trial
  • 3\. The patient has been hospitalized the last month for a time over 30 days
  • 4\. The patient has been diagnosed of mental retardation, dementia or another cognitive disorder
  • 5\. The patient lives in a home supervised by professionals

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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