Treatment of Schizophrenia Through Internet-Based Psychoeducation

Schizophrenia Patient and Family Continuity of Care

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a Web-based psychoeducational program in helping people with schizophrenia and their families manage the disease.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: World Wide Web-Based Psychoeducation

Detailed Description

This study will provide a comprehensive psychoeducational program which includes education, social support, information, coping strategies, and guidance from mental health, social services, and medical professionals. This study will work to reduce relapse, facilitate patient rehabilitation, decrease family distress, and improve family well being.

Patients and their families participate in an in-person Psychoeducational Survival Skills Workshop that is designed to provide patients and their families with basic information about schizophrenia and its treatment. After the workshop, participants are provided with 6 Web-based modules that are designed to increase mental health and schizophrenia knowledge. Patient relapse, family distress, family knowledge of schizophrenia, and data on user's acceptance and utilization are measured to determine the intervention's effectiveness.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261
      • University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 55 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

• DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• At least 4 hours/week in-person contact with a family member
• Primary caregiver with a telephone
• Patient and primary caregiver speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Enrolled in another clinical trial
• Evidence of organic brain syndrome
• Current alcohol or substance abuse that could explain the presenting index psychotic episode
• DSM-IV diagnosis of psychoactive substance dependency

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
• Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Armando J Rotondi, University of Pittsburgh

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2003
• Study Completion: January 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2003
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 7, 2003
• First Posted (Estimate): January 8, 2003

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): June 30, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 26, 2014
• Last Verified: June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia; Psychotic Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: R01MH063484 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract); DSIR SE-DR