Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Improving Social Functioning in People With Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluated the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training versus goal-focused supportive contact in improving social functioning in people with schizophrenia.
Detailed Description
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder. People with schizophrenia sometimes hear voices others don't hear, believe that others are broadcasting their thoughts to the world, o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder at any stage of illness
Exclusion
- Level of care required at baseline interferes with outpatient group therapy participation (e.g., partial or inpatient hospitalization for psychiatric illness, substance use, or physical illness)
- No case manager or care coordinator
- Medically or psychiatrically unstable for outpatient therapy
- Exposure to social skills training (SST), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) within 5 years prior to study entry
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
179 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00338975
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
June 3 2015
Active Locations (1)
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VA San Diego Healthcare System
San Diego, California, United States, 92161