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SchizophreniaNCT00018837

Brief Hospitalization for Schizophrenia: Strategies to Improve Treatment Outcome

A study testing Community Re-Entry Program: What is Schizophrenia in people with Schizophrenia and Schizophrenic Disorder, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this research program is to implement a series of psychoeducational training classes designed to teach individuals with schizophrenia the importance of medication treatment, how to identify and manage medication side effects, and how to make appointments and emergency plans. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Disorder
What is being tested?
Community Re-Entry Program: What is Schizophrenia
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 1998to Mar 2001
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18-65 years of age.
  • DSM IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
  • Competent to give informed consent.
  • Previously participated in "Brief Hospitalization for Schizophrenia: Strategies to Improve Treatment Outcome" Principal Investigator. Donna Wirshing, M.D.

Who cannot join

  • Physical or cognitive impairment of such severity as to adversely affect the validity of clinical ratings or impair capacity to give informed consent.
  • History of substantial substance dependence 6 months prior to the study.
  • Patients at high risk of suicide or other directed violence.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

    Los Angeles, California, 90073

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About this study

The goal of this research program is to implement a series of psychoeducational training classes designed to teach individuals with schizophrenia the importance of medication treatment, how to identify and manage medication side effects, and how to make appointments and emergency plans. The skills taught to the research subjects will lead to demonstrable increases (compared to the control group) in adherence to both the prescribed medication regimen and scheduled outpatient appointments and thereby cause a decrease (again compared to the control group) in rehospitalization rates and bed-days during subsequent twelve months following the intervention. A secondary objective of this work is that if the CREP program is successful and/or illness education is effective, the data will be able to disseminated throughout the VISN 22 via the recently awarded Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) program.

Being tested
Community Re-Entry Program: What is Schizophrenia
Medical subject headings
Schizophrenia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Community Re-Entry Program: What is SchizophreniaBehavioural

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Jul 2001 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1998
  3. Study completionMar 2001

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Intervention model
Parallel groups
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00018837
Sponsor's protocol ID
MHBS-010-98S
Status last verified
Dec 2004
First submitted
3 Jul 2001
Last updated
21 Jan 2009
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Community Re-Entry Program: What is Schizophrenia in people with Schizophrenia and Schizophrenic Disorder, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Jan 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Jan 2009.

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