Group Training for Social Skills in Psychosis

Psychotic Disorders Clinical Trial

— GRASP  

Official title:

Exploring the Feasibility of Social Skills Training in People With Psychosis.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02181777
• Other study ID #: R&D2014/018
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 2014
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: King's College London
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a social skills training group for people with psychosis.

Description:

This study is assessing the feasibility of a psychological intervention targeting social cognition problems in people with psychosis. The intervention is a group psychological treatment facilitated by a clinical psychologist. The group therapy takes advantage of audiovisual material and practical exercises to illustrate strategies and thinking styles that may help participants overcome difficulties in social settings.

A second objective of this study is to test a new method to measure social cognition by using portable devices. These devices will be carried by participants in their everyday life and will ask about their social activity levels at random times and record activity levels.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis part of the psychosis spectrum (according to DSM-IV or DSM-V or ICD-10)

• Good command of the English language

• Social engagement problems as evidenced by care coordinator report and number of hours spent in social activities per week lower than 10.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Primary diagnosis of substance abuse disorder

• Change in antipsychotic medication in the last six weeks

• Significant learning difficulties (premorbid IQ lower than 70)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• GRASP
GRoup trAining for Social skills in Psychosis
• Standard care
Treatment as usual

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Kings College London	London

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
King's College London	National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (1)

Penn DL, Roberts DL, Combs D, Sterne A. Best practices: The development of the Social Cognition and Interaction Training program for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Apr;58(4):449-51. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Therapy drop-out rate		8 weeks post randomisation
Primary	Number of therapy session attended		8 weeks post randomisation

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