Video Game-facilitated Group Activity for Quality of Life and Social Function in Chronic Schizophrenia Inpatients.

TsaoTun Psychiatric Center, Department of Health, Taiwan

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Schizophrenia Patients

Treatments

Behavioral: Video game-facilitated group activity

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07148609

TTPC-114015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if video game-facilitated group activity helps to improve the quality of life and social function in inpatients with chronic schizophrenia.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does video game-facilitated group activity enhance the quality of life as measured by a standardized scale (WHOQOL) in patients with schizophrenia hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital?
Can video game-facilitated group activity promote social function as measured by a specific scale (PSP) in patients with schizophrenia hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital?

Researchers will compare video game-facilitated group activity to regular occupational therapy to see if the intervention is beneficial to patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Participants will:

Attend to video game-facilitated group activity or regular occupational therapy three times a week for 12 weeks.
Receive assessments upon and after the 12-week intervention, and another 12 weeks after the intervention ends.

Enrollment

64 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals aged between >18 and <65 years with a principal diagnosis of schizophrenia, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes F20.0-F20.9 which was diagnosed according to DSM-5-TR criteria.
Possessing a valid Catastrophic Illness Certificate for schizophrenia and being continuously hospitalized for more than six months.
Being able to read Chinese and communicate effectively in either Mandarin or Taiwanese.
Being able to comprehend the purpose of the study and to provide written informed consent after the study has been explained by the researchers.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals exhibiting unstable psychiatric or consciousness conditions, or those unable to comply with video game-based instruction and operation.
Individuals with a history of ocular diseases, severe cardiovascular disorders, epilepsy, or brain injuries; or those who have experienced acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events, bone fractures, undergone hip or knee joint replacement, or present with lower limb balance impairments or structural injuries-such as amputations, post-lumbar surgery status, or acute ankle sprains-rendering participation unsuitable within the past six months.
Concurrent participation in other research studies during the study period, where the intervention may potentially influence the primary or secondary outcomes of this study.
Individuals who are legally declared under guardianship.