Effectiveness of Motivation Skills Training (MST)

Recruiting · NCT05805397 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Columbia University

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Schizophrenia

Interventions studied

Healthy Behaviors Control GroupMotivation Skills Training

What this trial is about

This study will take place at four outpatient clinics serving adults with serious mental illness. Informed consent will be obtained from N=80 individuals with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses (DSM)-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria to participate in a randomized controlled trial comparing Motivation Skills Training (MST) to a Healthy Behaviors Control (HBC) group. Eligible participants will receive a baseline assessment including sociodemographic and psychosocial assessments, measures of motivation, goal attainment, and quality of life, as well as measures of executive skills, community functioning, and psychiatric symptoms severity. Both MST and HBC will be implemented as once weekly group therapies. The treatment phase is approximately 12-14 weeks. MST will focus on motivation knowledge and self-regulation skills while HBC will focus on physical health and health-related skills.

Who can take part

Age range

18 Years to 65 Years

Sex

All (male and female)

Healthy volunteers

No - a diagnosis or condition is required

Phase

Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)

Study type

Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)

Inclusion criteria

Age 18-65
DSM-5 Diagnosis of Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder
Medically and psychiatrically stable outpatient status
English Fluency

Exclusion criteria

Indications of Intellectual Disability as documented in medical history or measured by \< 70 premorbid full scale Intelligence Quotient (IQ) estimate
Severe substance use within the past three months determined by DSM-5 criteria
Neurologic condition causing brain disease
Mild to severe cognitive impairment associated with possible dementia measured by a Mini Mental Status Exam score below 20 in individuals ages 60 and older

Where it is running

2 locations listed across 1 US state.

The Bridge, Inc. - New York, New York, United States
New York State Office of Mental Health - New York, New York, United States

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