A Shared Decision Making Training for Inpatients With Schizophrenia

Shared Decision Making: Ein Kommunikationstraining für Patienten Mit Schizophrenie

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00885716

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-22

Start date

2009-05-31

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2025-01-09

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Conditions

Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia

Brief summary

Patients suffering from schizophrenia who attend the communication skills program engage more deeply in therapeutic reasoning and treatment decisions. This results in stronger preferences to participate, greater perceived involvement and better long term adherence compared to patients who do not attend the training.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALpatient training in shared decision making

BEHAVIORALcognitive training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Male and female inpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder according to ICD 10 * between 18 and 60 years of age are eligible for the study * informed consent * inpatients

Exclusion criteria

* poor German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decision Self Efficacy	post intervention

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to medication	6 months post intervention
Participation preferences	post intervention
Treatment satisfaction	post intervention

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026