Trial Outcomes & Findings for Improving Negative Symptoms of Psychosis In Real-world Environments (NCT NCT02170051)

NCT ID: NCT02170051

Last Updated: 2021-05-19

Results Overview

Change in negative symptom severity at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-52; higher values indicate greater severity.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

64 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline, 12.5 weeks

Results posted on

2021-05-19

Participant Flow

2 participants received the wrong diagnosis, and were withdrawn from the study; 7 participants had a CAINS score of ≤19, and were excluded from the study

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
CBSST-CCT
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Overall Study
STARTED
26
29
Overall Study
Tested at Mid-point
13
18
Overall Study
Tested at Post-treatment
15
16
Overall Study
COMPLETED
15
16
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
11
13

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
CBSST-CCT
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
10
10
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
3

Baseline Characteristics

Improving Negative Symptoms of Psychosis In Real-world Environments

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=26 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=29 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Total
n=55 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
26 Participants
n=5 Participants
28 Participants
n=7 Participants
54 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
47.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.4 • n=5 Participants
53.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.4 • n=7 Participants
50.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.8 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
13 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=7 Participants
33 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
37 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
24 Participants
n=7 Participants
36 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
26 participants
n=5 Participants
29 participants
n=7 Participants
55 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in negative symptom severity at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-52; higher values indicate greater severity.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS)
.0667 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.02611
-.0588 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.85737

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in cognitive performance in several domains at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-80; higher scores indicate better performance.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB)
.8778 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.40143
-.0065 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.87904

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in communication and financial functioning at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-100; higher scores indicate better performance.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment-Brief (UPSA-B)
3.1667 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 13.91000
1.3882 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 10.42682

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in social skills performance at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 2-10; higher scores indicate better social skills.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Social Skills Performance Assessment (SSPA)
.1824 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .56812
.0548 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .43854

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in self-reported functioning at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 30-150. Higher score indicates better functioning.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Specific Levels of Functioning Scale (SLOF)
.1718 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .38527
.2498 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .63886

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in self-reported functioning at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-1; higher score indicates better skills.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=15 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Independent Living Skills Survey (ILSS)
.0121 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .04379
-.0078 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .06717

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in defeatist attitudes at 12.5 weeks. Likert Scale 1-7; scores range from 15-105; higher scores indicate a more severe defeatist performance attitude.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Defeatist Performance Attitudes Scale (DPAS)
-3.8667 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.01860
1.1765 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 19.38825

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 12.5 weeks

Change in negative symptom severity at 12.5 weeks. Scores range from 0-25; higher values indicate greater severity.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CBSST-CCT
n=15 Participants
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training-Compensatory Cognitive Training CBSST-CCT
Goal-focused Supportive Contact
n=17 Participants
Goal-focused supportive contact Goal focused supportive contact
Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS)
-.8000 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.45531
-.1176 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.95555

Adverse Events

CBSST-CCT

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Goal-focused Supportive Contact

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Elizabeth W Twamley, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego

Phone: 858-642-3848

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place