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NCT Number: NCT00514423

How Can Rehospitalisations of Patients With Schizophrenia be Avoided? A Comparison Between Different Compliance Programs

Participation in one of the three interventions psychoeducation by professionals, psychoeducation by peer-moderators, or video-education can reduce the rehospitalisation rate of patients with schizophrenia compared to a control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Schizophrenia Mental Disorders Psychotic Disorders Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Age range

18 year–67 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

München, 81675, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (ICD-10)
  • Age 18 to 67 years
  • Hospitalised or treated in day care clinic

Exclusion criteria

  • More than 12 months of hospitalisation within the last two years
  • Substance-dependency (principal diagnosis)
  • Mental retardation ICD-10 Chapter F70-79
  • Fluency of German language not given

Treatment and study plan

Psychoeducation by professonals

Other

Psychoeducation by peer-moderators

Other

Video-education

Other

Noneducational video group (control group)

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Rehospitalisation rate

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rehospitalisation days

  2. Resulting costs per patient

  3. Compliance

  4. Knowledge of illness

  5. Attitude towards illness

  6. Quality of life

  7. Satisfaction with treatment

  8. Duration of consultation time

  9. Dealing with mental illness

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Technical University of Munich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Aug 10, 2007
Registry last updated
Aug 29, 2014

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