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Treatment of Schizophrenia Through Internet-Based Psychoeducation
For Condition: Schizoaffective Disorder,Schizophrenia
Status: Not yet recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ,
Synopsis: The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a Web-based psychoeducational program in helping people with schizophrenia and their families manage the disease.
Details: This study will provide a comprehensive psychoeducational program which includes education, social support, information, coping strategies, and guidance from mental health, social services, and medical professionals. This study will work to reduce relapse, facilitate patient rehabilitation, decrease family distress, and improve family well being. Patients and their families participate in an in-person Psychoeducational Survival Skills Workshop that is designed to provide patients and their families with basic information about schizophrenia and its treatment. After the workshop, participants are provided with 6 Web-based modules that are designed to increase mental health and schizophrenia knowledge. Patient relapse, family distress, family knowledge of schizophrenia, and data on user's acceptance and utilization are measured to determine the intervention's effectiveness.
Eligibility:
Study Type: Interventional, Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 14 Years/55 Years
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria - DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder - At least 4 hours/week in-person contact with a family member - Primary caregiver with a telephone - Patient and primary caregiver speak and read English Exclusion Criteria: - Enrolled in another clinical trial - Evidence of organic brain syndrome - Current alcohol or substance abuse that could explain the presenting index psychotic episode - DSM-IV diagnosis of psychoactive substance dependency
Total Enrollment: 40
Location and Contact Information:
Overall Study Official:
ArmandoRotondi, Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh
Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers: 63484-01A1;
Study Start Date: January 2003
Record last reviewed: January 2004
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00051233
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