Training programme in facial emotions imitation among patients with schizophrenia

Facial emotion imitation training in outpatients with schizophrenia: Demonstrating the effectiveness of facial imitation to improve the recognition of facial emotions

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15190595

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-26

Start date

2015-11-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Schizophrenia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia

Interventions

Participants are randomised into one of two group using a sequence of random numbers (N / 2) assigning that sequence to the intervention or random control group. Intervention group: P

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Provision of informed consent to participate 2. Aged between 18 and 55 years old 3. Diagnosed with schizophrenia (DSM-5) 4. Clinically stable 5. Users of mental health facilities in the moment of the research 6. Treated with atypical antipsychotics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of a comorbid psychiatric or neurological disorder, intellectual disability 2. Abuse of toxic substances in the moment of the research (excluding nicotine)

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Symptom severity is assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) at baseline and 2 months 2. Verbal and non-verbal knowledge are measured using the Intelligence Test (K-BIT) at baseline and 2 months	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Facial recognition of emotional expressions is measured using the Ekman 60 Faces Test (Ekman 60) and the Penn Emotion Recognition Task (ER-40 test) at baseline and 2 months.	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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