An interventional study of Intervention Arm: Hatha Yoga in SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder) and Hospitalized Adult Patients, sponsored by The Hashemite University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-06.
Sponsored by The Hashemite University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The current study aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a Hatha yoga-based group intervention on reminiscence functions and mindfulness in a sample of patients hospitalized for schizophrenia.
This study employs a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Convenience sampling will be used to recruit 36 participants for a cross-culturally adapted Hatha yoga-based group intervention (16 one hour-long sessions over 8 weeks). Feasibility indicators will be monitored systematically. Acceptability will be assessed using semi-structured interviews. Preliminary effectiveness will be evaluated using a quasi-experimental one-group pre-post test design to test group-level (paired t-test) and individual-level (reliability change index) changes in mindfulness and reminiscence functions. Thematic analysis will be conducted to analyze qualitative data, with meta-inference used to integrate the qualitative and quantitative findings.
3,563 studies on the registry are indexed under Schizophrenia; 491 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 36 is below the median of 71 across 2,944 interventional studies indexed under Schizophrenia.
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The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.
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MMSE and MoCA
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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Hatha Yoga-Based Group Intervention
Behavioral: Intervention Arm: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga balances the body's "sun" (ha) and "moon" (tha) energies to promote physical, mental, and emotional wellness. There will be eight two-hour Hatha yoga-based group therapy sessions over eight weeks. A professional yoga teacher and mental health nurse will lead these helpful sessions. Better memory and alertness are the major goals. To ensure participant safety and study validity, a multidisciplinary team assesses health, trauma triggers, and personal goals before the program begins. The lessons are held in a comfortable area with adjustable props and lighting. Trainers employ trauma-sensitive language and retain privacy on all participants, including "Hesitant" and "Overwhelmed." Each session includes grounding, pranayama, asana, and dhyana.
The Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)
The Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 is a 15-item self-report measure assessing five domains: observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 to 5. Total scores range from 15 to 75. Higher scores indicate higher levels of dispositional mindfulness, reflecting a better outcome.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Feasibility Indicators: Recruitment Retention Attrition Adherence Data completeness Adverse events.
1. Recruitment rate: Percentage of eligible participants enrolled during the 10-week recruitment period, calculated as the number who provide written consent divided by the total eligible participants approached, multiplied by 100. 2. Retention rate: Percentage of enrolled participants who complete the week 10 assessment, calculated as completers divided by total enrolled at baseline, multiplied by 100. 3. Attrition rate: Percentage of participants who withdraw before week 10, calculated as discontinuations divided by total enrolled, multiplied by 100. 4. Adherence: Attendance rate across scheduled sessions, calculated as sessions attended divided by total sessions, multiplied by 100. 5. Data completeness: Percentage of completed outcome assessment items at baseline and week 10, calculated as completed items divided by total expected items, multiplied by 100. 6. Adverse events: Number and proportion of participants experiencing adverse events during the intervention period.
Time frame: 10 weeks
The 18-item Tripartite Adjusted Arabic Reminiscence Functions Scale (AARFS-tri)
The 18-item Tripartite Adjusted Arabic Reminiscence Functions Scale assesses three core reminiscence functions: positive reminiscence, negative reminiscence, and social reminiscence. Each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale from 1, never, to 6, very often. Total scores range from 18 to 108, with higher total scores indicating greater overall use of reminiscence functions. The scale includes three 6-item subscales. The Positive Reminiscence Subscale measures adaptive functions such as identity consolidation, meaning making, problem solving, and positive emotion regulation, with scores ranging from 6 to 36, where higher scores reflect more frequent use of adaptive reminiscence strategies. The Negative Reminiscence Subscale assesses maladaptive functions such as rumination, regret, bitterness revival, and mood worsening, with scores ranging from 6 to 36, where higher scores indicate more frequent maladaptive reminiscence patterns.
Time frame: 12 weeks
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Start is estimated for Apr 2026; primary completion for Nov 2026, 7 months later.
Of 753 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Schizophrenia, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 56. This study's planned 7 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 766 studies reached it within 32 months; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 56.
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