Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the VR-SST group will receive VR-SST using FACEDUO once a week for 60 minutes over six months, for a total of 24 sessions. The program consists of 19 mandatory contents and 5 optional
s needs and preferences.
Sponsors
Teikyo Heisei University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Patients who meet the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia 2. Patients who have been stably attending psychiatric day care for at least one month 3. Patients aged 18 years or older and under 60 years 4. Patients judged by their attending psychiatrist to be able to participate in the study 5. Patients who receive an explanation of the study and provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded: 1. Patients who have difficulty understanding the study and cannot provide sufficient informed consent 2. Patients whose capacity to consent is considered uncertain based on confirmation of understanding during the explanation process 3. Patients whose psychiatric symptoms are unstable and who are judged by their attending psychiatrist to be unsuitable for participation 4. Patients who score 1 or higher on item 9 of the PHQ-9, which assesses suicidal ideation 5. Patients with a history of seizure disorders, including epilepsy 6. Patients with a history of severe motion sickness or who are expected to be at high risk of VR sickness 7. Patients with severe cognitive impairment or other conditions that make participation in VR-SST difficult 8. Patients with intellectual disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the total score of the Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) from baseline to post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intervention completion rate, missing data rate, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Japanese version (PHQ-9), EQ-5D-5L, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Social Functioning Scale (SFS), Quality of Life Scale (QLS), and adverse events | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNobuo Anzai
Teikyo Heisei University Graduate School of Clinical Psychology
Outcome results
None listed