Attention Shaping Procedures for Improving Psychosocial Skills Among Adults With Schizophrenia
NCT ID: NCT00391677
Last Updated: 2012-09-28
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-01-31
2011-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants in this 5-month, single-blind study will be randomly assigned to ASP plus basic conversation skills training (BCS), which is a social skills training group, or BCS alone. Training sessions for both groups will be held when participants attend regular hospital visits. During the first month, participants will complete two sessions of interviews, self-report scales, and social and cognitive functional assessments. Over the next 3 months, training sessions for both groups will occur twice a week for approximately 1 hour. ASP sessions will focus on setting goals and increasing the quality and duration of participants' attentiveness during psychosocial interventions. BCS will train participants in the following five skill areas: recognizing verbal and non-verbal cues; starting a friendly conversation; keeping conversation going; ending a conversation politely; and incorporating all of these skills together. During the last month, participants will attend two interview sessions lasting approximately 4 hours each. One follow-up session will occur 6 months after completing the intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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1
Participants will receive social skills training with attention shaping procedures
Social skills training with attention shaping procedures
Social skills training with attention shaping procedures includes behavioral procedures to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of attentive behaviors and to reduce the frequency of inattentive behaviors.
2
Participants will receive social skills training without attention shaping procedures
Social skills training without attention shaping
Social skills training without attention shaping is based on the UCLA Basic Conversation Skills Training Module, used without attention shaping procedures.
Interventions
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Social skills training with attention shaping procedures
Social skills training with attention shaping procedures includes behavioral procedures to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of attentive behaviors and to reduce the frequency of inattentive behaviors.
Social skills training without attention shaping
Social skills training without attention shaping is based on the UCLA Basic Conversation Skills Training Module, used without attention shaping procedures.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Has experienced difficulty paying attention while in groups during a treatment program, as determined by program staff
* Has experienced problems with social skills, as determined by program staff and study clinicians
* Social skill deficits, as determined by study clinicians
Exclusion Criteria
* Diagnosis of autism, Asperger's syndrome, or another childhood disorder involving learning or relating to other people
* History of a neurological disorder, including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, coma, stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.
* Diagnosis of active substance abuse (history of a substance abuse disorder without a current substance abuse problem will not be a criterion for exclusion)
18 Years
55 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Steven M. Silverstein, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Locations
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University Behavioral HealthCare
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, United States
University Behavioral HealthCare
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Countries
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References
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Silverstein SM, Hatashita-Wong M, Solak BA, Uhlhaas P, Landa Y, Wilkniss SM, Goicochea C, Carpiniello K, Schenkel LS, Savitz A, Smith TE. Effectiveness of a two-phase cognitive rehabilitation intervention for severely impaired schizophrenia patients. Psychol Med. 2005 Jun;35(6):829-37. doi: 10.1017/s0033291704003356.
Silverstein SM, Spaulding WD, Menditto AA, Savitz A, Liberman RP, Berten S, Starobin H. Attention shaping: a reward-based learning method to enhance skills training outcomes in schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jan;35(1):222-32. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbm150. Epub 2008 Jan 22.
Other Identifiers
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