Effectiveness of Family Group Interventions for People With Schizophrenia
NCT ID: NCT00940394
Last Updated: 2014-08-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
128 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-01-31
2011-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
SINGLE
Study Groups
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standard care
Families receive routine community and family mental health care services
Standard care
Routine mental health care services provided by the outpatient clinic and related agencies for families of people with schizophrenia
mutual support group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family-led mutual support group
mutual support group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family-led mutual support group
psychoeducation group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family psychoeducation group program
psychoeducation group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family psychoeducation group
Interventions
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mutual support group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family-led mutual support group
psychoeducation group
bi-weekly, 12-session, family psychoeducation group
Standard care
Routine mental health care services provided by the outpatient clinic and related agencies for families of people with schizophrenia
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* family caregivers were at least 18 years of age and could understand and read the Chinese (Mandarin) language; and
* family caregivers were free from any mental illness themselves.
Exclusion Criteria
* family caregivers cared for more than one family member with mental or chronic physical illness; and/or
* family caregivers had been the primary carers for less than three months
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Chien Wai-Tong
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Chien Wai-Tong, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Locations
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Li Ka Shing Specialty OPD
Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
AHNH Psychiatric OPD
Taipo, NT, Hong Kong
Countries
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References
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Chien WT, Thompson DR, Norman I. Evaluation of a peer-led mutual support group for Chinese families of people with schizophrenia. Am J Community Psychol. 2008 Sep;42(1-2):122-34. doi: 10.1007/s10464-008-9178-8.
Chien WT, Thompson DR. An RCT with three-year follow-up of peer support groups for Chinese families of persons with schizophrenia. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Oct;64(10):997-1005. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200243.
Chien WT, Chan SW. The effectiveness of mutual support group intervention for Chinese families of people with schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial with 24-month follow-up. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013 Oct;50(10):1326-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.01.004. Epub 2013 Feb 19.
Chien WT, Bressington D, Chan SWC. A Randomized Controlled Trial on Mutual Support Group Intervention for Families of People With Recent-Onset Psychosis: A Four-Year Follow-Up. Front Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 18;9:710. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00710. eCollection 2018.
Related Links
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Effectiveness of Psychoeducation and Mutual Support Group Program for Family Caregivers of Chinese People with Schizophrenia
Other Identifiers
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216020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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