The ECHO Study: Compassion-focused Therapy for Young Voice Hearers and Their Caregivers
NCT ID: NCT07314515
Last Updated: 2026-01-02
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-01-01
2029-01-31
Brief Summary
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As part of the treatment, the young person's caregivers are involved. This means a high degree of involvement from adults who know the young person well and are part of their daily life.
In addition to traditional Compassion-focuced therapy (CFT), the treatment is expanded with an intervention where an audio file is recorded with content corresponding to the adolescent's voice hearing. The parents are invited to listen to the audio file while participating in a therapy session. This will help improve the caregivers understanding of the young person's experiences and challenges.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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10 sessions manualized CFT treatment for young voice heares
60 voice hearing patients age 13-18 years old 20 patients with first-episode schizophrenia age 18-21
ECHO Manualized CFT treatment for young voice heares
A manualized 10 session, intervention inspired by compassion focused therapy. A primary caretaker paticipates in 5 sessions.
Interventions
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ECHO Manualized CFT treatment for young voice heares
A manualized 10 session, intervention inspired by compassion focused therapy. A primary caretaker paticipates in 5 sessions.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The participants have heard voices within the last 2 weeks.
* The participant can hear the content of the voices. The content takes the form of spoken works.
* A caregiver who can participate in 5 sessions
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants who don't speak and understand Danish,
* Current drug misuse / abuse (during sessions)
* Brain injury or neurological disorder e.g. severe epilepsy
* Impaired vision or hearing to a degree that makes participation in therapy under normal conditions impossible.
13 Years
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Region Syddanmark
OTHER
University of Southern Denmark
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Charlie Heriot-Maitland, Dr.
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Balanced Minds
Locations
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Psychiatriatric Children and Youth Hospital
Esbjerg, , Denmark
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Gilbert, P., Introducing compassion-focused therapy. Advances in psychiatric treatment, 2009. 15(3): p. 199-208.
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Other Identifiers
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1852876
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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