The Motor Neurological Soft Signs (MNSS) in Persons With Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT04495998

Last Updated: 2023-06-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 103 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-30

Brief Summary

The aim is to contribute to the knowledge of the relationship between Motor Neurological Soft Signs (MNSS) and schizophrenia, as well as to point out the implications and recommendations for clinical and rehabilitative practices, in order to contribute to the identification of these signs as potential facilitators of prevention and a better follow-up in the psychosocial rehabilitation processes of the person with schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

The aim is to contribute to the knowledge of the relationship between Motor Neurological Soft Signs (MNSS) and schizophrenia, as well as to point out the implications and recommendations for clinical and rehabilitative practices, in order to contribute to the identification of these signs as potential facilitators of prevention and a better follow-up in the psychosocial rehabilitation processes of the person with schizophrenia.

It is therefore important to answer the following starting questions:

• How can MNSS be assessed and analysed in the Portuguese population with schizophrenia?
• How does the manifestation of MNSS differ between people with and without schizophrenia?
• Do the MNSS of people with schizophrenia vary according to their functionality level including the following areas of activity (Cognition, Mobility, Self-Care, Interpersonal Relations, Daily Activities and Participation) and their motor experiences?
• How can the information obtained by applying a validated assessment tool for this purpose be made operational as a procedure for psychomotor assessment and intervention with this population?

The following objectives have been defined to answer these questions, which guide the work:

1. Translate, adapt and validate the BMS instrument (Jahn et al., 2006) for the Portuguese population with schizophrenia;

2. Explore the relationship of MNSS with demographic variables (e.g.: age, gender, education), clinical-therapeutic variables (e.g.: age of diagnosis, number of hospitalizations, medication, type of support) and psychosocial variables (e.g.: functionality, satisfaction and well-being, motor experiences);

3. Test a multifactorial model of the relationships between MNSS, demographic variables, functional clinical-therapeutic and psychosocial;

4. Compare MNSS in people with schizophrenia and people from a healthy control group.

Conditions

Psychomotor Status; Schizophrenia; Motor Skills Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Motor Neurological Soft Signs

motor test and an interview for the participants

Group Type: OTHER

Brief Motor Scale_portuguese version (BMS_pt)

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

translate, adapt and validate Brief Motor Scale for portuguese population with schizophrenia

Interventions

Brief Motor Scale_portuguese version (BMS_pt)

translate, adapt and validate Brief Motor Scale for portuguese population with schizophrenia

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Have a schizophrenia diagnoses

Exclusion Criteria

• Have a motor disability
• Drugs consumer

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Susana Guimarães, MD

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Susana Guimarães, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculdade Motricidade Humana

Locations

Susana Guimarães

Lisbon, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

Related Links

https://www.revistapsiquiatria.pt/index.php/sppsm/article/view/160

Validity and Reliability of the Portuguese Version of Brief Motor Scale in Persons with Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study

Other Identifiers

32/2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id