The Effects of LLM-Based Chatbot Counseling on symptoms, Psychological Responses, and Self-Disclosure in Patients with Psychosis

The Effects of LLM-Based Chatbot Counseling on Symptoms, Psychological Responses, and Self-Disclosure in Patients with Psychosis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0011943

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-07

Start date

2026-05-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(The use of an LLM-based RAG chatbot for counseling) : The intervention in this study is an LLM-based RAG chatbot counseling system to be delivered via a messenger application on participants' p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria, whose acute psychotic symptoms had remitted and who were in a stable condition (Clinical Global Impression score of 4 or below), and who were able to provide informed consent and adequately cooperate with and complete the study assessments.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with a serious concurrent medical condition resulting in poor general health status; pregnant or breastfeeding women; those with an intellectual disability with an IQ of 70 or below; those with severely impaired reality testing that would preclude informed consent or study participation; and those currently receiving inpatient treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Authenticity;Congruence;Empathy;Judgmentalness;Usage Intention;Compliance Intention;Benevolence;Integrity;Competence/Ability;Trustworthiness;Satisfaction;Attachment;Perceived Anthropomorphism;Willingness to Disclose	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Social Presence;Annoyance;AI chatbot Familiarity;Theory of Mind;Fear of Negative Evalaution;Privacy Concern;Direct vs. Indirect Disclosure;Emotional Expression Reconized Degree;Contents Format Fit;user perceived stigma;Profile of Mood States;State-Trait Anxiety Inventory;General Health Questionnaire-12;The Revised Green et al. Paranoid Thoughts Scale (R-GPTS);Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale;The Clinical Global Impression– Schizophrenia scale (CGI-SCH);Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS);Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale	—

Measure

Time frame

Social Presence;Annoyance;AI chatbot Familiarity;Theory of Mind;Fear of Negative Evalaution;Privacy Concern;Direct vs. Indirect Disclosure;Emotional Expression Reconized Degree;Contents Format Fit;user perceived stigma;Profile of Mood States;State-Trait Anxiety Inventory;General Health Questionnaire-12;The Revised Green et al. Paranoid Thoughts Scale (R-GPTS);Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale;The Clinical Global Impression– Schizophrenia scale (CGI-SCH);Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS);Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale

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Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactDonggyu Min

Jeonbuk National University Hospital

is.donggyumin@gmail.com+82-63-259-3363

Outcome results