A Randomised Control Trial of people with psychosis taking Risperdal Consta compared to people with psychosis taking Risperdal Consta and receiving Collaborative Therapy (a psychoeducational program) in a naturalistic setting

Do people with psychosis taking Risperdal Consta, who participate in Collaborative Therapy, compared to people with psychosis taking Risperdal Consta and treatment as usual, have improved treatment compliance?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000317291

Enrollment

200

Registered

2009-05-21

Start date

2008-01-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to see whether providing an educational program to people with psychosis who take a stable anti-psychotic medication do better than people with psychosis on a stable anti-psychotic medication who recieve usual care from their General Practitioner or case manager. We are particularly interested in people's engagement with treatment, psychiatric symptoms and everyday functioning.

Interventions

Collaborative Therapy is an 8 session psychosocial program, which provides education and coping stratagies to enhance self management of mental illness. The program will be delivered individually (1 hour) or as a group (1.5 hours) weekly for 8 weeks. Participants will receive the program either individually or as a group if: 1, 2 or 3 participants are randomised per site, or if an individual is unable to participate in a group for mental health, religious or other reasons. The duration of the i

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 18 – 65 years Currently taking Risperdal Consta (must have been on consta for a minimum of 6 weeks). Able to converse in English without an interpreter Absence of developmental disability or amnestic syndrome that would impair ability to learn from the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Age under 18 years Not taking Risperdal Consta Unable to converse in English without an interpreter Presence of developmental disability or amnestic syndrome that would impair ability to learn from the intervention

Outcome results