Specialty: Mental Health, Primary sub-specialty: Psychosis
Conditions
Interventions
A proof-of-concept single-centre trial of an adapted intervention to virtual reality for patients experiencing their first episode of a psychotic disorder. Feasibility, acceptability and usability of
(ii) recognizing attributional styles and (iii) skills integration. This version of the SCIT intervention is abbreviated and comprises eight sessions of 45 minutes twice weekly in a virtual reality en
Sponsors
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and Females 2. Adults between 18 and 45 years old 3. Any service users with a diagnosis of first episode psychosis treated by the Early Intervention for Psychosis team
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. In the acute phase of a psychotic episode (i.e. under care of the acute (inpatient) services or the crisis team) 2. < 18 years, as they cannot access the ‘Second Life’ under the rules of this platform (Linden Labs) 3. Lack of fluency in English (spoken and written), since this is required to complete the assessments and follow intervention instructions 4. A known diagnosis of a moderate intellectual disability due to some of the content delivered during the intervention requiring a certain level of understanding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility, acceptability and usability of the platform as well as intention to engage in further therapy are assessed using mixed methods including attendance records, validated questionnaires and individual interviews at the end of the intervention (i.e. soon after the end of the eight sessions). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Social Function, Quality of Life and Behavioural Change Intention are measured using the Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP), EuroQual 5-D scale, Theoretical Domains Framework – Domain Four (TDF – D4) and Theoretical Domains Framework – Domains Eight and Nine at baseline and end of intervention 2. Social Cognition is measured using the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire (SCSQ), the Bell Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task (BLERT), the Hinting task, the Cognitive Style Questionnaire – Short Form (CSQ-SF) and the Awareness of Social Inference Test (Part III: Social Inference—Enriched) - (TASIT) at baseline and end of interventions 3. Demographics, using Basic demographic information, including educational and employment data, will be collected as well as information about service use at baseline 4.Psychosis diagnosis is assessed using the Clinician diagnosis will be recorded from the notes based on the categories from the DSM-IV at baseline and end of intervention 5. General psychopathology is measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and the Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) as measured routinely by clinicians at baseline and end of intervention 6. Neuocognitive variables are measured using the National Adult Reading Test (NART) and the Trail Making Test at baseline and end of intervention | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed