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- Clinical Trial NCT03246932
Peer-led Psycho-education for Schizophrenia
January 31, 2024 updated by: Prof. Wai Tong CHIEN, Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Effectiveness of a Peer-led Psycho-education Group in Schizophrenia: A Multi-site Randomised Controlled Trial
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 patients, for example, their functioning and insight into illness or to be substantive in a longer term (>12 months) are inconsistent and uncertain, especially in Asian populations.
This single-blind multi-site randomized clinical trial was to test the effects of a peer-expert-led psycho-education group intervention (in addition to usual care) for adult patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders over a 24-month follow-up, in comparison to a profession-led psycho-education group or treatment-as-usual only.
Study Overview
Status
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
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 program is an integrated,psycho-education program that addresses patients' knowledge and self-management of schizophrenia and problem-solving skills.
Methods: A single-blind, multi-site randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 342 Chinese patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
In each of three study sites, the participants will be randomly selected from the eligible patient list (i.e., 114 subjects from each study site) and after baseline measurement, be assigned to either the peer-led psycho-education program, profession-led psycho-education group, or usual psychiatric care.
The patients' mental and psychosocial functioning, insights into illness, and their re-hospitalization rates will be measured at recruitment and at one week, and 6, 12 and 24 months after completing the interventions.
Hypothesis: The patients in the peer-led psycho-education program will report significantly greater improvements in their symptoms and re-hospitalisation rates (primary outcomes) and other secondary outcomes (e.g., insight into illness and functioning) over the 24-month follow-up, when compared with those in profession-led psycho-education group and/or usual care.
Conclusions: The findings will provide evidence whether the peer-led psycho-education group program can better improve Chinese schizophrenia sufferers' psychosocial functioning and reduce their illness relapse.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
342
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 64 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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 Criteria:
- 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.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Peer-led psycho-education group
A structured, researcher-designed peer expert-led psycho-education program (6 months), comprised of 12 bi-weekly, 2-hour group sessions (10-12 patients per group).
The program was based on the psycho-education and self-help, problem-solving programs by Chien et al. (2010) and Lehman et al. (2004).
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A structured, researcher-designed peer-led psycho-education program (6 months), comprising of 12 bi-weekly, 2-hour group sessions.
Routine psychiatric outpatient care, or Treatment-as-usual (TAU).
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Other: Routine psychiatric care
Routine psychiatric outpatient care, including medication, psychiatric consultation in outpatient clinic, brief education by psychiatric nurses, financial and social welfare advices by social workers, and individual counseling by clinical psychologist.
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Routine psychiatric outpatient care, or Treatment-as-usual (TAU).
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Active Comparator: Profession-led psycho-education group
A psycho-education group program (12 sessions, bi-weekly) based on Dr. Macpherson's Family Psychoeducation Program in 1996 and Chien and Bressington's one in 2014/15 will be used.
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Routine psychiatric outpatient care, or Treatment-as-usual (TAU).
A psychoeducation group program (12 sessions, bi-weekly).
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Specific Level of Functioning Scale
Time Frame: from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Patients' levels of psychosocial functioning will be assessed with the Specific Level of Functioning Scale at baseline and one week, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months follow-up.
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from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
Time Frame: from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale assesses the severity of psychotic symptoms on three subscales: positive symptoms (7 items), negative symptoms (7 items) and general psychopathology (16 items).
will be assessed at recruitment and one week, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after the interventions completed.
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from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Six-item Social Support Questionnaire
Time Frame: from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Patients' perceived social support will be assessed with the Six-item Social Support Questionnaire at baseline and one week, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months follow-up.
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from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Re-hospitalization rate
Time Frame: from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Average amount (number) and length of hospital stay of the patients over previous six months will be assessed at recruitment and one week, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after the interventions completed.
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from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Insights to illness and treatment
Time Frame: from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Patients' insight and attitudes to illness and treatment will be measured with the Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire at recruitment and one week, 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after the interventions completed.
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from recruitment to 24-month follow-up
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: WT Chien, PhD, CUHK
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Chien WT, Leung SF, Yeung FK, Wong WK. Current approaches to treatments for schizophrenia spectrum disorders, part II: psychosocial interventions and patient-focused perspectives in psychiatric care. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013;9:1463-81. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S49263. Epub 2013 Sep 25.
- Chien WT, Bressington D. A randomized controlled clinical trial of a nurse-led structured psychosocial intervention program for people with first-onset mental illness in psychiatric outpatient clinics. Psychiatry Res. 2015 Sep 30;229(1-2):277-86. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.012. Epub 2015 Jul 10.
- Chien WT, Clifton AV, Zhao S, Lui S. Peer support for people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illness. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Apr 4;4(4):CD010880. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010880.pub2.
- Chien WT, Norman I. The effectiveness and active ingredients of mutual support groups for family caregivers of people with psychotic disorders: a literature review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009 Dec;46(12):1604-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.04.003. Epub 2009 May 28.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
December 1, 2020
Primary Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2024
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 8, 2017
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 8, 2017
First Posted (Actual)
August 11, 2017
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
February 1, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 31, 2024
Last Verified
August 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CWai-Tong
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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