The Effect of Illness Management Skill Training Applied to Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT06883734

Last Updated: 2025-03-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-08-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-02-17

Brief Summary

This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness (illness management and recovery, engulfment, quality of life) of a 12-week the Illness Management Skills Training applied to patients with schizophrenia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Hypothesis (H1-1): Illness Management Skills Training applied intervention group has lower engulfment than the control group.

Hypothesis (H1-2): Illness Management Skills Training applied intervention group has higher quality of life than the control group.

Hypothesis (H1-3): Illness Management Skills Training applied intervention group has higher illness management and recovery level than the control group.

Researchers were compared the Illness Management Skills Training to a control group (no intervention) to see if the Illness Management Skills Training works on engulfment, quality of life, illness management and recovery in patients with schizophrenia.

Participants were:

• attended the Illness Management Skills Training, one session per week for 12 weeks, 60 minutes per session, in addition to routine outpatient clinic check-ups.

Detailed Description

The study examined 110 individuals aged 18-65 who were diagnosed with schizophrenia and applied to the S.U. Faculty of Medicine Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic in the last year, according to the inclusion-exclusion criteria. A total of 50 individuals diagnosed schizophrenia were included in the study. These individuals were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention and control. Pre-test data were collected using the "Personal Information Form", "Modified Engulfment Scale", "SF 36 Quality of Life Scale" and "Illness Management and Recovery Scale-Patient Form" from the intervention and control groups by researchers between August 2024 and February 2025 in the Group Therapy Room of the Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic, based on self-reporting. The "Illness Management Skills Training" was applied to the intervention group in 4 groups, one session per week, for a total of 12 weeks. At the end of the Illness Management Skills Training, both the intervention and control groups were administered the "Modified Engulfment Scale", "SF 36 Quality of Life Scale" and "Illness Management and Recovery Scale-Patient Form". No intervention was applied to the control group throughout the 12-week program; the patients continued with their routine outpatient clinic check-ups.

Conditions

Schizophenia Disorder

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Intervention

The intervention group was a group of 25 people consisting of patients with schizophrenia who followed the 12-week Illness Management Skills Training.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Illness Management Skills Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In this study, in addition to routine outpatient clinic check-ups, 12 sessions of Illness Management Skills Training were applied to the intervention group of 25 patients, each in four separate groups of 6+6+6+7 patients (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4), once a week, for 60 minutes each. The training consisted of 1) Introduction-Getting Acquainted, 2) Recovery Goals, 3) Understanding Schizophrenia-1, 4) Understanding Schizophrenia-2, 5) Stress Vulnerability Model and Coping with Stress-1, 6) Stress Vulnerability Model and Coping with Stress-2, 7) Learning About Medication, 8) Using Medication Effectively and Monitoring Treatment, 9) Coping with Persistent Symptoms, 10) Recognizing and Monitoring Warning Signs, 11) Warning Signs My Emergency Plan, and 12) Termination sessions.

Control

The control group consisted of 25 patients with schizophrenia who attended routine outpatient clinic check-ups for 12 weeks without any intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Illness Management Skills Training

In this study, in addition to routine outpatient clinic check-ups, 12 sessions of Illness Management Skills Training were applied to the intervention group of 25 patients, each in four separate groups of 6+6+6+7 patients (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4), once a week, for 60 minutes each. The training consisted of 1) Introduction-Getting Acquainted, 2) Recovery Goals, 3) Understanding Schizophrenia-1, 4) Understanding Schizophrenia-2, 5) Stress Vulnerability Model and Coping with Stress-1, 6) Stress Vulnerability Model and Coping with Stress-2, 7) Learning About Medication, 8) Using Medication Effectively and Monitoring Treatment, 9) Coping with Persistent Symptoms, 10) Recognizing and Monitoring Warning Signs, 11) Warning Signs My Emergency Plan, and 12) Termination sessions.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-65,
• Having been diagnosed with Schizophrenia for at least 6 months according to ICD-10,
• Being registered with the Selcuk University Faculty of Medical Hospital Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic,
• Coming to the polyclinic for regular check-ups,
• Getting a mild/moderate score from the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS),
• Taking medication regularly,
• Being at least literate.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having an organic mental disorder or mental retardation,
• Having a visual or hearing impairment,
• Participating in a program similar to the intervention to be implemented.

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

Sponsors

Selçuk University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Neslihan Lok

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Neslihan Lok

Prof. Dr, Study Director

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Neslihan Lok, Prof. Dr

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Selcuk University

Locations

Selcuk University Faculty of Medical Hospital

Konya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

SelcukU-GUzun-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id