Assessment of the Efficacy of a Fatigue Management Therapy in Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT04332601

Last Updated: 2022-02-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-28

Study Completion Date

2025-11-30

Brief Summary

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Fatigue is commonly experienced in numerous pathologies, including schizophrenia. Research has shown that chronic fatigue can exacerbate clinical symptoms.

Several evidence-based interventions for fatigue syndrome have been shown to be effective in other medical conditions, but up to this date no research has assessed interventions in fatigue management within psychotic populations.

The aim of this study is to evaluate (in a multisite single blind randomized clinical trial) the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention of fatigue management in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Secondary objectives include the examination of changes in fatigue scores as well as clinical symptoms, physical \& cognitive functioning, quality of life at 9-month post CBT intervention. Another aim in this study is to assess - MICROBIATE

The investigators hypothesize that following the CBT treatment intervention, patients will demonstrate reduced level of fatigue. No change in the severity of fatigue is expected in the group receiving treatment as usual.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ENERGY intervention

ENERGY Intervention:

* 14 sessions of 1h CBT intervention (standardized fatigue treatment comprising six modules over 14 individual therapy sessions)
* 1 session per week
* With a psychologist (different to the psychologist who will perform the assessments)
* Individual sessions
* and Treatment as usual

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fatigue Management Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

14 sessions of 1h CBT intervention

Treatment as usual (TAU)

* Comparison group
* TAU defined by antipsychotic medication coupled with day hospital care

Group Type OTHER

TAU (Treatment as usual)

Intervention Type OTHER

No CBT intervention

Interventions

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Fatigue Management Therapy

14 sessions of 1h CBT intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TAU (Treatment as usual)

No CBT intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 18 and 60 years,
2. patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM 5 validated after a clinical evaluation by one psychiatrist investigators,
3. patients with a score at the 4th subscale of "Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory " greater or equal to 10
4. patients with a follow-up in a day hospital at inclusion,
5. subjects must be able to attend all scheduled visits and comply with all trial procedures,


1. subject unable to read or/and write French,
2. planned long-term stay outside of the study region that prevents compliance with the visit plan,
3. patients with a history of severe brain trauma,
4. patients with a history of neurological pathology,
5. patients pregnant or breast-feeding
6. patients deprived of liberty
7. patients participating in another ongoing biomedical study
8. patients not affiliated with a French social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme
9. Absence of signed informed consent form by the patient and the patient's tutor if he has one
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Université Montpellier

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Montpellier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Delphine Capdevielle

Role: CONTACT

+33467339702

Stéphane Raffard

Role: CONTACT

References

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Raffard S, Rainteau N, Bayard S, Laraki Y, Norton J, Capdevielle D. Assessment of the efficacy of a fatigue management therapy in schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomized, controlled multi-centered study (ENERGY). Trials. 2020 Sep 17;21(1):797. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04606-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32943079 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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7778

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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