Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Peer-led Psycho-education for Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Jilin University Medical Science Division
Conditions:
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Profession-led psycho-education programs for people with schizophrenia are evidenced to improve patients' knowledge about the illness, mental state and relapse rate. Nevertheless, other benefits to pa...
Detailed Description
Objectives: This study is to test the effectiveness of a peer-expert-led psycho-education group programme for Chinese outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders over an 24-month follow-up. The ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients, aged 18+, attending one psychiatric outpatient clinic under study;
- diagnosed as schizophrenia and its subtypes according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Text-Revised Edition, as ascertained by the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I);
- having onset of the illness for not \>5 years; and
- able to communicate in Cantonese language.
Exclusion
- mentally unstable and unfit for study participation at recruitment;
- with co-morbidity of other severe mental health problems such as depression and substance misuse; and
- have recently received or are receiving any structured psychosocial intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
342 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03246932
Start Date
December 1 2020
End Date
September 30 2025
Last Update
August 26 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Jilin Medical College
Jilin, Jilin, China, 0432
2
TM Psy Centre
Tuenmen, NT, Hong Kong