Dual Diagnosis Psychosis and Substance Abuse: Short- and Middle-term Changes in Symptomatology After Visiting a Group Education Programme to Reduce Consumption of Cannabis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- PANSS Positive and Negative Symptom Scale
研究概览
简要总结
Intention of the study is to examine, if the symptomatology of dual diagnosis patients is less severe after a special indication training for reduction of cannabis consumption in comparison to unspecified trainings.
Point of interest is psychopathology and consumerism.
详细描述
Dual diagnosis patients (psychosis and cannabis abuse) account for more clinical admissions than single diagnosis patients.
Cannabis misuse is a known risk factor for recurrence of psychosis.
A specified intervention on the basis of a manual for schizophrenic substance abusers is administered to inpatients in a specialized unit for young schizophrenic patients in a psychiatric hospital.
The control group, same indication (psychotic disorder and cannabis misuse) receives social competence training (specified for schizophrenic patients as well).
Admission to groups is randomly.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia and disorders with psychotic features
- •Misuse of cannabis during 12 months preceding admission to hospital
排除标准
- •Not able to attend training twice a week for 45 minutes (concentration, attention, psychotic symptoms, agitation)
- •Discharge from hospital before completion of training
结局指标
主要结局
PANSS Positive and Negative Symptom Scale
时间窗: post intervention, six months follow-up
次要结局
- Urinstatus for cannabinoids(weekly during and post intervention, follow-up)
