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To find out the strength of a combined treatment which involves psychological and Social communication behavioral therapy in reducing the symptoms of persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia, a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally

To Assess the Effectiveness of Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment in Adults with Schizophrenia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040392
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-02-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F200- Paranoid schizophrenia

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention: Cognitive Pragmatic therapy/treatment (CPT) : Baseline: The subjects of intervention group will undergo pragmatic-communication skills assessment before the commencement o

Sponsors

AnusuyaM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 diagnosed with schizophrenia by a qualified psychiatrist by DSM V criteria. 2.Those with relatively stable symptoms (chronically ill experiencing different degrees of autonomy with disease onset between 1 and 30 years). 3.Native speakers of any Indian language with minimum educational background (High school diploma or equivalent). 4.In possession of adequate cognitive skills, tested by the achievement of a cut-off score on the Mini Mental State Examination

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Alcohol or drug abuse. 2.sign of organic brain damage or intellectual disability. 3.Acute/florid psychosis state at remitted phase of disease condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in the Pragmatic-communication skills, Improvement in related cognitive competence, Improvement in theory of mind function and Reduction in the frequency and severity of positive and negative symptoms Improvement in their overall quality of lifeTimepoint: 1. Baseline assessment prior to the start of therapy/treatment. 2. Assessment at 1 week after the end of therapy/treatment. 3. A follow up assessment after 1 month after the end of the therapy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
theory of mind functions, occupational and social well being and thereby enhancing their quality of life and reduction in symptomatology of the disorder.Timepoint: baseline assessment followed by cognitive pragmatic therapy for a period of 3 months, followed by 1st post treatment assessment immediately after the therapy followed by follow up assessment after 1 month of end of therapy.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnusuyaM

Saveetha Medical College and Hospital

shanthi.nambi@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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