Psychosocial Intervention for Suicidal Ideation in Individuals With FEP: A Feasibility Trial

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Conditions studied: Self Harm, First Episode Psychosis

In brief

To check the feasibility and acceptability of Culturally adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CaCBTp) and Culturally Adapted Manual Assisted Brief Psychological Intervention for Self-harm (CMAP), which we have provisionally called (CMAP Plus) for individuals experiencing Suicidal Ideation (SI) in First Episode Psychosis (FEP).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05728138

Run by

Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

People needed

80

Starts

2023-11-01

Expected to finish

2025-10-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Individuals diagnosed with, Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective disorder according to DSM-V, confirmed by treating consultant.
• Age 18 and above years able to understand written and spoken Urdu.
• A score of 1 (Mild- Frequent thoughts of being better off dead, or occasional thoughts of suicide.) on the Calgary depression Scale item 8 (Suicide) "Have you felt that life wasn't worth living? Did you ever feel like ending it all? What did you think you might do? Did you actually try?"
• Individuals with a score of 3 or more on any of the positive symptoms on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) (e.g., delusions, hallucination).

You may not qualify if…

• Any evidence of organic brain disease, clinically significant comorbid illness or learning disability. Participants deemed actively suicidal by their designated health professional.
• Those scoring >1 on Calgary depression Scale will be excluded and be referred to a psychiatric service.

Where it is running

• Karwan e Hayat — Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (enrolling)

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