None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Study examining how effective a psychological therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy is for people with persisting symptoms of severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
Interventions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Manualised psychological treatment, invovling the use of questioning, metaphors, experiential exercises and homework tasks, designed to promote distancing from psychotic symptoms and orientation towards acting in line with personal values and goals.
8 x 50 min one-to-one sessions, held weekly to fortnightly
Sponsors
La Trobe University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (using Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV - SCID) Current residual hallucinations of delusions (score 4 or greater on Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale items P1 or P3) Residual symptoms present continuously for past six months On antipsychotic medication with dose in therapeutic range for past six months
Exclusion criteria
Neurological disorder affecting cognitive function IQ less than 70 Insufficient spoken English for participation Change in antipsychotic medication in last eight weeks or planned at time of intake Currently receiving other formal psychological treatment
Outcome results
None listed