The Feeling Heard study - evaluating a novel intervention pathway for patients distressed by hearing voices

Targeting distress reduction for patients experiencing distressing voices: A case series evaluating a novel intervention pathway (the Feeling Heard study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16003237

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-04

Start date

2022-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

Psychosis - voices Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

ASSESSMENT PROCESS Assessments will be completed by participants, as follows: - baseline assessment - monthly assessments during treatment (maximum of 6) - post-treatment assessment All assessments wi

Fowler et al., 2006) • Beliefs about voices questionnaire - revised (BAVQ-R) (Chadwick et al., 2000) • Approve-Voices (Hayward et al., 2020) • Approve-Social • Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire – 1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. Under the care of secondary care adult services within SPFT 3. Have a clinician-reported diagnosis of psychosis 4. Are experiencing current voice hearing; this will be operationalized by participants having a score of at least 1 on item 1 (How frequently did you hear a voice or voices?) on the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenic Voices Questionnaire (HPSVQ; Van Lieshout & Goldberg, 2007) - indicating that the participant has experienced at least one episode of voice hearing in the past week 5. Distressed by hearing voices; this will be operationalized by participants scoring at least 8 out of 16 on the ‘negative impact’ scale of the HPSVQ 6. Willing and able to provide written/verbal, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Established organic cause for distressing voices (e.g., brain disease or injury) 2. Primary diagnosis of substance misuse 3. Non-English speaking to the degree that the participant is unable to fully understand and answer assessment questions or give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Voice-related distress will be measured using the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire (HPSVQ) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The impact of voices will be measured by the Voice Impact Scale (VIS) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 2. Recovery will be measured by the Choice of Outcome in CBT for Psychoses (CHOICE) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 3. Negative Core Schema will be measured by the Brief Core Schema Scale (BCSS) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 4. Beliefs about voices will be measured by the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire-Revised (BAVQ-R) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 5. Relating to voices will be measured by the Approve-Voices measure at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 6. Relating to other people will be measured by the Approve-Social measure at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 7. Mindfulness will be measured by the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The impact of voices will be measured by the Voice Impact Scale (VIS) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 2. Recovery will be measured by the Choice of Outcome in CBT for Psychoses (CHOICE) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 3. Negative Core Schema will be measured by the Brief Core Schema Scale (BCSS) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 4. Beliefs about voices will be measured by the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire-Revised (BAVQ-R) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 5. Relating to voices will be measured by the Approve-Voices measure at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 6. Relating to other people will be measured by the Approve-Social measure at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention 7. Mindfulness will be measured by the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15) at baseline, monthly during interventions and post-intervention

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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