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CompletedNCT02968667

The Impact of a Helplessness and Recovery of an Empowerment Intervention on People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effectiveness of Hopelessness and Helplessness on Recovery Rate Among People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
102 (actual)
Sponsor
Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
16 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2015 and May 2016 with 112 participants of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Participants aged 18 years or older with Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-V) schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder from outpatient mental health clinics in Jordan, were randomly assigned participants either to receive 6 weeks of a booklet form of intervention with face to face discussion, and treatment as usual (TAU) (intervention, n = 56), or TAU (control, n = 56). Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention (post-treatment1) and at three months follow-up. The primary outcome measure was change in helplessness score . Secondary outcomes for PDwS were psychiatric symptoms, recovery rate and quality of life.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2015 and May 2016 with 112 participants of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Participants aged 18 years or older with DSM-V schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder from outpatient mental health clinics in Jordan, were randomly assigned participants either to receive 6 weeks of a booklet form of intervention with face to face discussion, and treatment as usual \[TAU\] (intervention, n = 56), or TAU (control, n = 56). Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention (post-treatment1) and at three months follow-up. The primary outcome measure was change in helplessness score . Secondary outcomes for PDwS were psychiatric symptoms, recovery rate and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALEmpowerment6 weeks of empowerment program and supported face to face discussion

Timeline

Start date
2015-11-01
Primary completion
2016-05-01
Completion
2016-05-01
First posted
2016-11-18
Last updated
2016-11-18

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