- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03491852
A Novel Treatment Approach for Self-Stigma in First Episode Psychosis (BOOST)
Be Outspoken and Overcome Stigmatizing Thoughts: A Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Self-Stigma in First Episode Psychosis
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
BOOST is a manualized intervention that combines psychoeducation and cognitive restructuring to replace stigmatizing views about early psychosis and help patients challenge negative self-evaluations. Assertiveness skills training is a unique component that was added to the group to empower individuals and provide them with the behavioural skills to fight back against self-stigma and get their needs met during social interactions.
Sessions are 60 minutes long and occur once a week for 8 weeks. Groups comprise 4-6 outpatients enrolled in a specialized outpatient clinic for early psychosis. Session are led by one therapist and co-facilitated with a peer support worker who has "lived experience" with early psychosis to provide unique insights on living with and overcoming self-stigma. The group format is informal and discussion-based, with an emphasis on sharing personal experiences.
Early sessions (1-4) focus on dispelling popular myths associated with psychosis and challenging erroneous beliefs, as a way to provide psychoeducation to patients. Additionally, time is spent identifying the impact of self-labelling, how this can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies, and getting participants to reflect on examples of when self-stigma might have behavioural consequences. Cognitive behavioural therapy techniques are used as a basis for the intervention, with an initial focus on cognitive restructuring to fight back against negative, stigmatizing thoughts.
Later sessions (5-8) target behavioural approaches for self-empowerment through assertiveness skills training and goal setting. Discussions are focused on the verbal and non-verbal characteristics of passive, aggressive, and assertive communication, in addition to techniques for speaking in an assertive manner. Role play scenarios that are specific to young people with psychosis provide opportunities to practice these skills in session. For example, Speaking up to a psychiatrist about the negative side effects of a medication or reaching out to a friend for support after returning from a hospitalization.
Weekly "missions" (i.e., home practice activities) are administered following each session to build on group content and help participants fight back against self-stigmatizing thoughts and attitudes in everyday contexts.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Michael Grossman, MA
- Phone Number: 106 1-877-669-8510
- Email: michael.grossman@queensu.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Michael Best, MSc
- Phone Number: 105 1-877-669-8510
- Email: best.m@queensu.ca
Study Locations
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Ontario
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3K7
- Recruiting
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, West 5th Campus
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Contact:
- Elmar Gardizi, PhD
- Phone Number: 33883 905-522-1155
- Email: egardizi@stjoes.ca
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Involvement in an early psychosis clinic for a period of less than 3 years, due to the focus of this study being on the treatment of early psychosis. Participants must be between the ages of 16 and 65 years. Participants 16 years of age who are incapable to consent without a parent or guardian will be excluded. Participants must be fluent in English, as determined by referring clinicians or researchers (in the case of advertisement referred participants) in order to meaningfully participate in the BOOST intervention and complete the assessment tools.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Potential participants who are unable to provide informed consent, as determined by the treatment team, will not be able to meaningfully participate in the BOOST intervention and will, therefore, be unable to participate in the research study. Individuals with a presence of intellectual disability or history of traumatic brain injury will also be excluded.
Study Plan
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: BOOST Intervention
The BOOST intervention consists of 8 group-based, weekly one-hour sessions.
While every BOOST session is different, in general they will focus on helping participants fight back against stigmatizing thoughts and develop a sense of self-worth and empowerment.
BOOST sessions are group-based and facilitated by trained clinicians, with the aid of a peer support worker to provide unique insights on living with and overcoming self-stigma.
Content of sessions involve group discussions, exercises conducted in session, and between-session "missions" (i.e., home practice activities).
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A cognitive and behavioural group therapy designed to reduce self-stigma and promote effective communication skills for adults (16-65 years old) experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
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Active Comparator: Waitlist Controls
Participants on the waitlist will still receive treatment as usual, which includes medical, psychosocial, and occupational interventions to help maximize patients' integration within the community and support recovery from a first episode of psychosis.
Frequency of contact largely depends on the individual needs of patients.
Waitlist controls will be offered the BOOST intervention 3 months post-enrollment.
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Participants on the waitlist will still receive treatment as usual, which includes medical, psychosocial, and occupational interventions to help maximize patients' integration within the community and support recovery from a first episode of psychosis.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Self-Stigma - Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI) from Baseline
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The ISMI (Ritsher, Otilingam, & Grajales, 2003) is a 29-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess subjective experience of stigma.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Self-Esteem - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) from Baseline
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The RSES (Rosenberg et al., 1995) is a 10-item self-report questionnaire that IS used to measure self-esteem.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Quality of Life - Satisfaction with Life Safe (SWLS) from Baseline
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The SWLS (Kobau et al., 2010) is a short 5-item instrument designed to measure global cognitive judgments of satisfactions with one's life.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Stigma Stress - Cognitive Appraisal of Stigma Stress (CogApp)
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The CogApp (Rüsch et al., 2009) is an 8-item measure that yields a difference score of stigma stress by subtracting perceived resources to cope with stigma from perceived stigma-related harm.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Depression - Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI)
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The BDI-II (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996) is a 21-item self-report instrument intended to assess the existence and severity of symptoms of depression.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Social Anxiety - Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS)
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The SIAS (Mattick & Clarke, 1998) is a 20 item self-report scale designed to measure social interaction anxiety.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Personal Recovery - Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery (QPR)
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The QPR (Williams et al., 2015) is a 22-item, service user-rated measure of personal recovery.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Change in Functioning - Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)
Time Frame: Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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The SDS (Sheehan et al., 1996) is a brief, 5-item self-report tool that assesses functional impairment in work/school, social life, and family life.
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Post-treatment (within 2 weeks following the end of treatment)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Christopher Bowie, PhD, Queen's University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 4077
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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