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Solution-Focused Brief Intervention to improve mental health, satisfaction with life and reduce burden of caregivers of schizophrenic patients.

Solution-Focused Brief Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living with Schizophrenia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/12/048451
Enrollment
130
Registered
2022-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Solution-Focused Brief Intervention: Focused group discussion(FGD) with the experts and in-depth case studies with the caregivers of schizophrenia will be done. Intervention will be dev

Sponsors

Not Appliacble
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Caregivers of Schizophrenia 2. Age Range: 18 to 60 years 3. Duration of illness: 3 years and above 4. Person who can speak Hindi and English 5. The primary caregivers who are directly involved and stay with the patient can be anyone Eg: Parents, Siblings, or Extended family members.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Caregivers who are having a severe psychiatric disorder 2. Caregivers with intellectual disabilities.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver burden, Coping, Quality of lifeTimepoint: The measures will be repeated after completing the sessions and follow-up after 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Perceived social support, PersonalityTimepoint: baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAmit Kumar

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

janakitrichy@gmail.com8903511045

Outcome results

None listed

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