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| Sponsored by: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018629 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine if Cognitive - Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) improves functioning in older patients with schizophrenia.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder |
Behavioral: Cognitive - Behavioral Social Skills Training |
Phase II |
| MedlinePlus related topics: | Rehabilitation Schizophrenia |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Rehabilitation of Older Patients With Schizophrenia |
| Study Start Date: | May 2000 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2003 |
This is a randomized-control clinical trial. After completion the baseline assessment, subjects will be randomly assigned to either standard pharmacotherapy or SP+CBSST and will be followed for 18 months. The subjects will be 180 outpatients over the age of 45 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 45 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Patients must be 45 years of age or older with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |||||
| Department of Veterans Affairs | |||||
| San Diego, California, United States, 92161 | |||||
| Investigator: | John McQuaid, Ph.D | |
| Investigator: | Dilip V Jeste, M.D. | |
| Investigator: | Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D. | |
| Investigator: | Fauzia S McClure, Ph.D. |
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | MHBS-043-99S |
| First Received: | July 3, 2001 |
| Last Updated: | June 23, 2005 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00018629 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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