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Mobile CBT for Negative Symptoms (mCBTn)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03621774
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : August 8, 2018
Last Update Posted : December 7, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Eric Granholm, University of California, San Diego

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This randomized controlled clinical trial will test a combined group contact plus mobile CBT-informed skills training intervention targeting defeatist attitudes in consumers with schizophrenia in comparison to a supportive contact control group in order to change motivational negative symptoms linked to defeatist attitudes.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder Behavioral: Mobile-assisted CBT-informed Skills Training Behavioral: Supportive Contact Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The primary purpose of this project is to determine if mCBTn at the optimal dose from the R61 produces greater reduction in severity of defeatist attitudes than a supportive contact control group in consumers with schizophrenia spectrum disorders with persistent moderate-to-severe experiential negative symptoms. A second aim is to determine whether reduction in defeatist attitudes mediates improvement in experiential negative symptoms and psychosocial functioning in mCBTn. The third aim is to determine whether mCBTn increases pupil dilation and whether changes in pupil dilation (an objective psychophysiological biomarker of effort) are associated with changes in defeatist attitudes and negative symptoms. The final aim is to explore predictors of response to mCBTn, including device use and group session adherence, demographics, neurocognitive impairment, and negative and other symptom severity at baseline.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 112 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Mobile-assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An RCT
Actual Study Start Date : January 18, 2019
Estimated Primary Completion Date : August 31, 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date : August 31, 2022

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MedlinePlus related topics: Schizophrenia

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Mobile-assisted CBT-informed Skills Training
Psychosocial intervention combining in-person and smartphone-based CBT-informed skills training for experiential negative symptoms in schizophrenia, called Mobile-assisted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Negative symptoms (mCBTn).
 Behavioral: Mobile-assisted CBT-informed Skills Training
mCBTn combines the CBT-informed components that target defeatist attitudes from Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) group skills training and mobile smartphone interventions from our prior clinical trials research.
Placebo Comparator: Supportive Contact
An active group leader- and device-contact control group.
 Behavioral: Supportive Contact
The SC intervention will provide the same amount of group and mobile device contact as the mCBTn condition. Participants will be carrying a phone but will not have access to the CBT-informed app. Group contact sessions will be semi-structured and consist of trouble-shooting device use and check-in about symptoms and potential crisis management, followed by a flexible discussion involving psychoeducation, instructions for accessing community crisis lines and related community resources, empathy, and non-directive reinforcement of health, coping, and symptom management behaviors that grow out of group discussions, with only minimal group leader guidance.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Defeatist performance beliefs (target mechanism) using the Defeatist Performance Attitude Scale [ Time Frame: Assess change from baseline in defeatist performance beliefs at weeks 9, 18, and 42. ]
    Measure changes in defeatist performance beliefs severity using the Defeatist Performance Attitude Scale (DPAS). The DPAS is a 5-minute, 15-item self-report subscale derived from factor analysis of the commonly-used 40-item Dysfunctional Attitude Scale, which measures the tendency to overgeneralize from past failure experiences and form defeatist beliefs about the ability to perform future goal-directed tasks. Items are rated on a 1-7 Likert scale. A total score is reported with a range of 7 - 105 with higher total scores indicating more severe defeatist performance attitudes.

  2. Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS) [ Time Frame: Assess change from baseline in negative symptoms at weeks 9, 18, and 42. ]
    Measure changes in motivational negative symptoms on the CAINS. The CAINS is a 13-item interview-based assessment of negative symptoms, and each item is rated from 0 (no impairment) to 4 (severe deficit) measuring the two negative symptom factors recommended in consensus reports: Expression and Motivation and Pleasure (MAP) across social, vocational and recreational domains. Total scores for each factor are computed. The range for the MAP is 0 - 36, and the range for the Expression factor is 0 - 16. Higher scores indicate more severe negative symptoms for both factors.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Pupillary responses as effort biomarker [ Time Frame: Assess change from baseline in pupil dilation at weeks 9, 18, and 42. ]
    Measure changes in pupil dilation recorded during a digit span task.

  2. Birchwood Social Functioning Scale (SFS) [ Time Frame: Assess change from baseline in functioning at weeks 9, 18, and 42. ]
    Measure changes in functioning on the SFS. The SFS is a self-report assessment of functioning with 7 subscales, and each item is rated from 0 to 3 with the exception of the Occupation/Employment subscale if a participant is in regular employment (scores range from 7-10 based upon type of work). The subscales and score ranges are: Social Engagement Withdrawal (0-15), Interpersonal Communication/Relationships (0-30), Prosocial Activities (0-66), Recreation (0-48), Independence-Performance (0-39), Independence-Competence (0-39), and Occupation/Employment (0-10). Higher scores indicate better functioning for all subscales.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder based on the MINI and record review.
  • Meets prospective criteria for persistent moderate-to-severe experiential negative symptoms in at least two of the three CAINS Motivation and Pleasure domains (mean of 2 -moderate- or greater for items averaged within the Social, Work or Recreational domains) at the beginning and end of a 2-week evaluation phase.
  • Moderate-to-severe defeatist attitudes (DPAS > 50).
  • ≥ 6th grade reading level on the Wide Range Achievement Test-4 Reading subtest (needed for reading treatment manual consumer workbook).
  • Clinically stable and stable on current medications (no changes within 3 months prior to enrollment and meeting all inclusion/exclusion criteria during longitudinal baseline evaluation at both week -2 and 0).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior CBT in the past 2 years.
  • Greater than moderate PANSS positive symptoms (P1-Delusions, P2- Disorganization, P3-Hallucinations, or P6-Suspiciousness - any item >5).
  • Severe depression on the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDS >8).
  • Extrapyramidal symptoms.
  • Ocular damage, disease, surgery or medications that affect pupil dilation.
  • DSM-5 alcohol or substance use disorder in past 3 months based on the MINI.
  • Level of care required interferes with outpatient skills training (e.g., hospitalized; severe medical illness).
  • Unable to adequately see or manually manipulate the mobile device.
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03621774


Contacts
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Contact: Eric L. Granholm, Ph.D. 858-552-8585 ext 7563 egranholm@ucsd.edu
Contact: Jason Holden, Ph.D. 858-246-2517 jlholden@ucsd.edu

Locations
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United States, California
UC San Diego Recruiting
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
Contact: Jason Holden    858-246-2517    jlholden@health.ucsd.edu   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Eric Granholm
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Eric Granholm, Ph.D. UC San Diego
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Responsible Party: Eric Granholm, Professor In Residence, University of California, San Diego
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03621774    
Other Study ID Numbers: R33MH110019 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: August 8, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 7, 2021
Last Verified: December 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Eric Granholm, University of California, San Diego:
Schizophrenia
CBT
Mobile CBT
Negative Symptoms
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Schizophrenia
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mental Disorders