NCT02748486

Efficacy of Metacognitive Training Single Modules: Jumping to Conclusions and To Empathize...

Efficacy of Metacognitive Training Single Modules: Jumping to Conclusions and To Empathize... Among Patients of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Ward With Diagnosis of Schizophrenia.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Warsaw · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether modules of Metacognitive Training: Jumping to Conclusions and To empathize... are effective in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Also it was investigated whether these modules have specific impact on cognitive biases severity.

Detailed description

Investigators employ randomized controlled trial design. Patients in ward were recruited for the study in three waves. In each wave patients were assessed pre-intervention, then randomly allocated in one of three groups: with modules of Metacognitive Training or control group. Then patients were assessed post-intervention.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia
• Psychotic Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Metacognitive Training Jumping to Conclusion	Therapeutical intervention based on cognitive-behavioural therapy paradigm. Addresses cognitive bias of schizophrenia patients - jumping to conclusion.
BEHAVIORAL	Group discussion	Group discussion of current events
BEHAVIORAL	Metacognitive Training To Empathize	Therapeutical intervention based on cognitive-behavioural therapy paradigm. Addresses cognitive bias of schizophrenia patients - Theory of Mind deficits.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2016-04-22
• Last updated: 2016-04-22