Prevention of psychosis through psychoeducatio? - Pilot study on the feasibility and initial indications of the effectiveness of a psychotherapeutic group program for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis

Prevention of psychosis through psychoeducatio? - Pilot study on the feasibility and initial indications of the effectiveness of a psychotherapeutic group program for individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis - PUCCINI (psychoeducation, pilot study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037011

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-24

Start date

2025-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR), at risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis

Interventions

Group 1: Patients take part in a six-week (one 90-minute session per week) outpatient behavioral therapy group program mith a focus on psychoeducation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: As is usual in psychotherapy studies, the prerequisite for participation is knowledge of German at a level close to that of a native speaker. Presence of an increased risk of psychosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pre-diagnosed mental disorder from the schizophrenia spectrum (ICD-10 F20, F25), use of hallucinogenic drugs, current antipsychotic treatment, psychotherapeutic treatment during the period of group participation. Abstinence from cannabis for less than eight weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-generated questionnaire: Self-assessment instrument for recording relevant illness knowledge. "Fatalistic externality” scale of the Lohaus & Schmitt (1989) questionnaire on control beliefs about illness and health: self-assessment instrument for recording dysfunctional control beliefs about illness and health. Modular System for Quality of Life (MSLQ-R; Pukrop et al., 2003): Self-assessment instrument to assess quality of life. Questionnaire for the assessment of psychotherapy motivation - short form (FPTM-23; Schulz et al., 2003): Self-assessment instrument for recording psychotherapy motivation. Questionnaire surveys one week before the start of the group program (pre-measurement time) and one week after the end of the group program (post-measurement time).	—

Measure

Time frame

Self-generated questionnaire: Self-assessment instrument for recording relevant illness knowledge. "Fatalistic externality” scale of the Lohaus & Schmitt (1989) questionnaire on control beliefs about illness and health: self-assessment instrument for recording dysfunctional control beliefs about illness and health. Modular System for Quality of Life (MSLQ-R; Pukrop et al., 2003): Self-assessment instrument to assess quality of life. Questionnaire for the assessment of psychotherapy motivation - short form (FPTM-23; Schulz et al., 2003): Self-assessment instrument for recording psychotherapy motivation. Questionnaire surveys one week before the start of the group program (pre-measurement time) and one week after the end of the group program (post-measurement time).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-generated questionnaire: Subjective evaluation of the developed group program by the patients. Questionnaire survey one week after completion of the group program.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRobert Bittner

Früherkennungs- und Therapiezentrum (FeTZ) für psychische Erkrankungen Frankfurt (Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt)

robert.bittner@med.uni-frankfurt.de+49 69 6301 84713

Outcome results

None listed

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