Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 39Years
All Genders
NCT06597864

Seven-step Phenomenological Psychotherapy for Self-disorder - a Pilot Study

Led by Oslo University Hospital · Updated on 2025-12-09

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Participants Needed

2

Research Sites

71 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

O

Oslo University Hospital

Lead Sponsor

U

University Hospital, Akershus

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical pilot study is to learn how adults with schizophrenia or other non-affective psychotic disorders or psychosis risk syndromes experience a novel psychotherapeutic treatment for self-disorders. The study has a qualitative, phenomenological research design. After end of treatment, the participants are interviewed about the experience of the treatment. This include how the participants liked it, if it was experienced as helpful and useful, and changes in self-experience and experience of relations to others and the world.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Seven-step Phenomenological Psychotherapy for Self-disorder - a Pilot Study

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 39Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, or other non-mood psychotic disorder diagnosed no more than 3 years ago
  • Or psychosis risk syndrome as defined by Structured Interview of Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS)
  • Present with anomalous self-experiences confirmed by Screen Questionnaire for EASE (SQuEASE-6)
  • Motivated to explore and work with anomalous self-experiences in psychotherapy
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Severe, ongoing psychosis
  • Severe, ongoing drug abuse
  • IQ below 70
  • Poor Norwegian language proficiency

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 2 locations

1

Bærum DPS

Sandvika, Bærum, Norway, 1338

Actively Recruiting

2

Akershus University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

Completed

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Research Team

T

Tor Gunnar Værnes, Dr.philos.

CONTACT

P

Paul Møller, Dr.Med.

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NA

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

1

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