Effectiveness of Behavioral Activation Treatment for Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT05764148

Last Updated: 2023-03-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement a behavior activation remote program for negative symptoms of schizophrenia and to verify whether the behavior activation remote program for negative symptoms of schizophrenia has effects on negative symptoms, cognitive function, and social function of schizophrenia.

Conditions

Schizophrenia, Latent; Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia; Behavioral Activation; Remote Medical Service

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Behavioral activation

Behavioral activation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

behavioral activation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Activation (BA) is a specific CBT skill. It can be a treatment all by itself, or can be used alongside other CBT skills such as cognitive restructuring.

Behavioral activation helps us understand how behaviors influence emotions, just like cognitive work helps us understand the connection between thoughts and emotions.

Traatment as usual

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

behavioral activation

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Activation (BA) is a specific CBT skill. It can be a treatment all by itself, or can be used alongside other CBT skills such as cognitive restructuring.

Behavioral activation helps us understand how behaviors influence emotions, just like cognitive work helps us understand the connection between thoughts and emotions.

Interventions

behavioral activation

Behavioral Activation (BA) is a specific CBT skill. It can be a treatment all by itself, or can be used alongside other CBT skills such as cognitive restructuring.

Behavioral activation helps us understand how behaviors influence emotions, just like cognitive work helps us understand the connection between thoughts and emotions.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who have received a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia
• Patients who are at least 18 years old and under 65 years old
• Patients who show a score of 3 or higher on at least two negative symptom items in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
• The subject selection period is until December 31, 2021, from the IRB approval date.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with a history of organic brain syndrome, epilepsy, or traumatic brain injury
• Patients with comorbidities such as intellectual disability, current alcohol or other substance dependence
• Patients who show a score of 5 or higher on at least two positive symptom items in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)
• Patients who have received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the DSM-V criteria by a specialist in psychiatry
• Patients who have received psychological services including components of behavioral activation therapy
• Patients who are at risk of self-harm or harm to others.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Inha University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Wonhyoung Kim

Associated professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Inha university hospital

Incheon, Jung-Gu, South Korea

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

South Korea

Facility Contacts

Wonhyoung Kim, PhD

Role: primary

ckgodman@gmail.com

82-32-890-3639

Other Identifiers

2021-01-026

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id