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The Combination of Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Under the Recovery Perspective.

The Effectiveness and Efficacy of the Combination of Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Under the Recovery Perspective for Patients With Mental Health Disorders

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06993662
Acronym
RAKGEOCBT
Enrollment
107
Registered
2025-05-29
Start date
2025-06-02
Completion date
2026-08-03
Last updated
2026-08-04

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Conditions

Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder, Personality Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, PTSD, Schizophrenia

Keywords

Pharmacotherapy, Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, Recovery

Brief summary

The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral therapy in a private practice.

Detailed description

Reintegration into society and good functional outcome by people with mental health disorders is frequently the result of the combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. The effectiveness and efficacy of this combination of treatments under the recovery perspective by anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, PTSD, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, by obsessive-compulsive disorders and by personality disorders presents the main goal of this research protocol. Recovery means that people learn through the trherapy to be responsible towards their own problems.

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup A. The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by anxiety disorders and depression.

The combination of pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics (tavor, clonotril, lexotanil), antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI) and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by anxiety disorders and depression.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup B. The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by PTSD

The combination of pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics (tavor, clonotril, lexotanil), antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI) and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by PTSD

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup C. The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by obsessive-compulsive disorder.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup D.The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by bipolar disorder

The combination of pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics (tavor, clonotril, lexotanil) antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI), mood stabilizers (lithium, depakine), antipsychotics (clozapine and atypical antipsychotics)) and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by bipolar disorder.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup E. The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

The combination of pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics(tavor, clonotril, lexotanil), antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI), antipsychotics (clozapine and atypical antipsychotics)) and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

COMBINATION_PRODUCTGroup F.The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by personality disorders

The combination of pharmacotherapy (anxiolytics (tavor, clonotril, lexotanil), antidepressants (SSRI, SNRI), antipsychotics (clozapine and atypical antipsychotics) and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy by personality disorders.

Sponsors

Rakitzi, Stavroula
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* age 18-65, * IQ ≥ 80, * Diagnosis: anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

Exclusion criteria

\*Substance abuse and head injury.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MCCB BACS symbol codingPreinterventionIt measures speed of processing. Minimum 0, maximum 110, high scores better
MCCB Wechsler memory scale-spatial spanPreinterventionIt measures non-verbal working memory. Minimum 0, maximum 32, high scores better, Summary of forward and backward total score.
MCCB Neurospychological Assessment Battery (NAB)PreinterventionIt measures reasoning and problem-solving. Minimum 0, maximum 26. high scores better
MCCB Brief visuospatial memory testPreinterventionIt measures visual memory. Sum of Trial 1, 2, 3. Minimum 0, maximum 12. high scores better
The Greek verbal memory testPreinterventionIt measures oral verbal memory. Semantic. Sum of the 3 categories divided to 3. Minimum 0, maximum 40. high scores better.
SCL-90-RPreinterventionIt evaluates psychopathology. T\>60 means psychopathology. Low scores better
PANNS totalPreinterventionIt measures positive, negative symptoms and general psychopathology. Minimum 31, maximum 210. Low scores better
WHODAS totalPreinterventionIt measures functional outcome. Minimum 0, maximum 100. low scores better.
RAS-DS totalPreinterventionIt measures recovery. Minimum 0, maximum 152. High scores better.
The Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI)PreinterventionIt measures severity of illness. Minimum 0, Maximum 7, low scores better.
SRSDAPreinterventionIt measures Depression. Minimum 0, maximum 14 or higher. Low scores better
SRSDA BPreinterventionIt measures Anxiety. Minimum 0, maximum 10 or higher. Low scores better
Hamilton Depression ScalePreinterventionIt measures depression. Minimum 0, maximum 23. Low scores better.
Montgomery and Asperg depression scalePreinterventionIt measures depression. Minimum 0, maximum 60. Low scores better.
The Altman self-rating scalePreinterventionIt measures mania. Minimum 0, maximum 6 or higher. Low scores better.
The Young mania rating scalePreinterventionIt measures mania. Minimum 0, maximum 60. Low scores better
PSYRAT HPreinterventionIt measures psychotic symptoms. Hallucinations. Minimum 0, maximum 24. Low scores better.
PSYRAT DPreinterventionIt measures psychotic symptoms. Delusions. Minimum 0, maximum 44. Low scores better

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
WAISPreinterventionIt measures the Intelligenz-quotient. For bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Countries

Greece

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORDr. Stavroula Rakitzi, PhD

Private Practice

STUDY_DIRECTORDr. Polyxeni Georgila, M. D.

Private Practice

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 5, 2026