Social-Cognitive Skills Training for Schizophrenia

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Recruiting

Led By Tasha Marie Nienow, PhD

Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will adapt an evidence-based social cognitive skills intervention for use with Veterans in a work setting, in order to help them better understand and manage social interactions.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Veterans at the Minneapolis VA with serious mental illnesses like Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or PTSD who are motivated to work. They must be outpatients seeking employment within 30 miles of the center and able to understand English well enough to participate in group interventions.

What is being tested?

The study tests a social skills training program called SCIT-WE, designed specifically for Veterans aiming to improve their work-related social interactions. It involves weekly group sessions over 13 weeks, individual homework reviews, and follow-up skill application sessions with an employment specialist.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention focuses on social-cognitive skills training rather than medication or medical procedures, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience stress or discomfort when engaging in new social practices.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)

Completer of Skills Training Intervention

Intrinsic Motivation Inventory - Interest subscale

+7 more

Secondary study objectives

Mentoring and Communication Support Scale (MCSS)

Vocational Efficacy in Trauma Survivors Scale

Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Social Cognition and Interaction Training-Work EditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Social Cognition and Interaction Training-Work Edition is a group-based, skills training group that will be offered to participants after they enroll in supported employment.

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