Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Cost-utility Study of Cognitive-behavioral Management of Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenic Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Montpellier

Collaborating Sponsors:

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

Conditions:

Auditory Hallucinations

Schizophrenia Spectrum

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness and costs of a cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for auditory hallucinations (psychotherapy) as an adjunct to usual care, comparing it to the eff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenic disorder according to DSM 5 as assessed by the investigating psychiatrist during the screening medical examination
  • Age between 15 and 45 years inclusive
  • Patients hearing AVHs for at least 3 months
  • Patient with a score of at least 2 on the distress intensity item of the hallucinations subscale of the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale (PSYRATS-AH).
  • Exclusion Criteria :
  • Patients hospitalized full-time for acute decompensation of their schizophrenic disorder
  • Patients with a history of severe head trauma and/or neurological pathology with cognitive impact
  • Patients with a characterized depressive state (Calgary scale score\>9)
  • Patients unable to understand, speak and read French
  • Patients with moderate to severe intellectual disability (pre-morbid IQ estimated by fNART\<70)
  • Hallucinations of organic or toxic origin
  • Suicidal ideation type 4 or 5
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding women
  • Main diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence, having received full CBT care (minimum 16 hours) for psychotic symptoms in the past year
  • Participation in another interventional study in which the patient benefits from psychological intervention
  • Patient unable to give written informed consent, for minors, absence of signatures of the legal representative(s), for adults patients benefiting from guardianship, absence of written consent from the guardian, for patients under curatorship, failure to inform the curator, for patients in psychiatric care at the request of a third party, absence of consent from the trusted person
  • Not able to carry out all visits and follow the study procedures
  • Not affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2025

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    March 1 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    240 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07134816

    Start Date

    August 1 2025

    End Date

    March 1 2028

    Last Update

    August 21 2025

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    University Hospital, Montpellier

    Montpellier, Occitanie, France, 34000