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Motivation Skills Training for Serious Mental Illness (MST Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Alice Saperstein, PhD

Research Sponsored by Columbia University

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 5 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will compare two group therapies (MST and HBC) for adults with serious mental illness to help with motivation, goal attainment, and quality of life.

Who is the study for?

Adults aged 18-65 with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, who speak English and are stable enough to attend outpatient therapy. They shouldn't have intellectual disabilities (IQ <70), severe recent substance use, or brain diseases due to neurological conditions.

What is being tested?

The trial is testing Motivation Skills Training (MST) against a Healthy Behaviors Control group in people with serious mental illness. Participants will attend weekly group sessions for about 12-14 weeks focusing on either motivation and self-regulation skills (MST) or physical health (HBC).

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve skill training and education rather than medication, typical drug side effects aren't expected. However, participants may experience stress or discomfort when discussing personal issues during therapy sessions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 5 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~5 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 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

Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)

Motivation and Pleasure Scale (MAP)

Secondary study objectives

Heinrich's Quality of Life Scale (QLS)

Other study objectives

Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale - Short Form (BDEFS-SF)

Specific Levels of Functioning (SLOF)

Structured Clinical Interview for the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (SCI-PANSS)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Motivation Skills Training (MST)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

MST is a weekly group-based skills training intervention that aims to improve knowledge about one's level and sources of motivation, the ability to monitor and regulate (understand and manage) motivation so that one can better initiate and sustain goal-directed behavior

Group II: Healthy Behaviors Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

HBC is a weekly group-based intervention that provides psychoeducation and skills training to help individuals improve physical health

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