An interventional study of Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) and therapeutic education program (ETP) in Schizophrenia, sponsored by Hôpital le Vinatier. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-30.
Sponsored by Hôpital le Vinatier · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Social cognition and interaction training (SCIT), a group-based treatment that aims to improve both processing social information and functioning, may be an effective treatment for enhancing the social skills of people with schizophrenia. This study will compare the effectiveness of Social cognition and interaction training (SCIT) versus treatment as usual (ETP) in helping people with schizophrenia improve their social cognition and social functioning so specially on negative symptoms. Many studies show a connection between negative symptom and social cognition in schizophrenia.
This is a multicenter (6 centers in France), randomized, controlled trial compared people aged 18 to 50 years with a diagnostic of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV-TR), the Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) program will be compared to an already validated neurocognitive remediation program : therapeutic education program (ETP) Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) is composed of three phases: emotion training, figuring out situations, and integration. Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) will be delivered by therapists in 20 weekly sessions over 5 months.
160 patients will be randomized as follows: - Arm1, experimental: Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT): 30h with therapist, videos and photos exercises - Arm 2, control: therapeutic education program (ETP): 30h with therapist, only discussion between patients.
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SCIT Social cognition and interaction training program.
Behavioral: Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT)
Therapeutic education program
Behavioral: therapeutic education program (ETP)
A randomized, controled trial of social cognition and interaction training ( SCIT) for patients with schizophrenia Spectrum disorders
usual treatment ,30 hours with therapist, only discussion between patients
Change from baseline in Scale of Assessment of Negative Symptoms
Improvement of negative symptoms of schizophrenia in patients who received Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT) program compared to patients receiving a Therapeutic Education Program (ETP), equivalent in number, duration and rhythm of sessions
Time frame: 40 weeks
Change from baseline in positive and negative symptoms scale (PANSS)
Scales for clinical and psychosocial functioning measurement
Time frame: 40 weeks
Plan to share: No
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