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A Study on the Effects of using Attention Training Technique on the experience of hearing Auditory Hallucinations persisting after adequate trials of at least 2 antipsychotics.

The Effects of Attention Training Technique on Persistent Auditory Hallucinations: A Multiple-Baseline Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/10/021516
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-10-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F20-F29- Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Attention Training Technique: The Attention Training Technique would be administered where the participant is asked to listen to and follow the instructions in the audio recording that

Sponsors

Mrs Nitha Thomas
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Males and females experiencing auditory hallucinations - Medication resistance relating to auditory verbal hallucinations (no response after 2 antipsychotics trials lasting at least 4 weeks each with a minimum of 400mg chlorpromazine equivalent)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Any change in antipsychotic medication within the past 2 months - Meeting criteria for Substance use disorder within the last 12 months - Currently experiencing affective symptoms - Active violent or suicidal tendencies - Neurological disorder or unstable and serious physical illness - Hearing impairment - Developed musical abilities (regular practice of singing/ playing an instrument) - Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis within the last 12 months - Received Transcranial direct-current stimulation or Electroconvulsive therapy in the last 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Severity of auditory hallucinations - Psychotic Symptoms Rating Scale ââ?¬â?? Auditory Hallucinations subscale (PSYRATS-AH; Haddock, McCarron, Tarrier, & Faragher, 1999). 2. Current Psychiatric symptoms - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS; Overall & Gorham, 1962). Timepoint: Weekly—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ââ?¬Â¢ Attentional capacity ââ?¬â?? Digit Vigilance Test and Triads Test from the NIMHANS Neuropsychology Battery (Rao et al., 2004)Timepoint: Pre-intervention, in last intervention session and at 1 month and 3 month follow up;ââ?¬Â¢ The Social Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFS; Saraswat, Rao, Subbakrishna, & Gangadhar, 2006) has 14 items with each item representing a different domain of social functioning. Timepoint: Pre-intervention, in last intervention session and at 1 month and 3 month follow up—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSwarnalakshmi S

Manipal College of Health Professions

nitha.thomas@manipal.edu9535042922

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026