Application of a Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Program in Patients With Schizophrenia. Randomized Controlled Trial. (ACAMP2020)

Gutiérrez-Hernández, ME

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Schizophrenia

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindful Self-Compassion Program; Behavioral: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Group; Other: Treatment as usual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04144075

2019-434-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized clinical trial to check whether the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia improves after participation in the mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) programme.

Full description

MAIN AIM To check whether the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia improves after participation in the mindfulness and self-compassion (MSC) programme, compared with those participating in an active control programme or those following usual treatment.

DESIGN

Randomized clinical trial, three parallel groups:

1. Experimental, which will receive the MSC together with the usual treatment (TAU).
2. Active control, which will receive an alternative programme with cognitive, behavioural and psychoeducational components (CBTG) together with the TAU.
3. Passive control, which will receive the TAU. STUDY DISORDER

Schizophrenia. DATA FROM THE INTERVENTION UNDER STUDY Program developed by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, after observing in diverse investigations the inverse correlation between levels of self-pity and diverse pathological clinical variables.

POPULATION UNDER STUDY Patients from Telde's Mental Health Unit who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBJECTS 150

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of schizohrenia

Exclusion criteria

• Drug addict

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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150 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Mindful Self-Compassion

Experimental group

Description:

Protocolized training program in mindfulness and self-compassion skills.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindful Self-Compassion Program

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

A control intervention designed to develop a control group suitable for comparison with experimental groups receiving interventions based on mindfulness and compassion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Group

Treatment as Usual

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Es variable según las características clínicas y personales del paciente.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual