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Goals in Focus: CBT for Motivational Negative Symptoms of Psychosis
Sponsor: University of Hamburg-Eppendorf
Summary
This pilot feasibility trial aims to evaluate the "Goals in Focus" intervention for motivational negative symptoms in people with psychosis. Goals in Focus interventions translate findings of basic clinical research on psychological mechanisms of motivational negative symptoms into a tailored and comprehensive novel psychological treatment program. The current single-blind randomized-controlled study aims to test feasibility and to examine first estimates of the expected effect size of Goals in Focus to inform a subsequent fully-powered RCT. The feasibility data will be used to improve on the trial design and the provision of the "Goals in Focus" intervention where necessary.
Official title: Goals in Focus: CBT for Motivational Negative Symptoms of Psychosis - a Randomized-controlled Feasibility Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2020-03-01
Completion Date
2024-12
Last Updated
2024-05-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Goals in Focus
Goals in Focus (GiF) is a symptom-specific treatment program that targets motivational negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. The aim is to improve setting and pursuit of personal relevant goals. GiF follows a 24-individual-sessions treatment manual. GiF includes five treatment phases: 1) Preparation, 2) Goal-setting, 3) Goal-pursuit, and 4) Reflection and preparation of autonomous goal-pursuit. The interventions include generating positive goals, behavioral activation, training of anticipatory pleasure, challenging demotivating beliefs, training of problem-solving skills and social skills training.
Locations (1)
Psychotherapeutische Hoschschulambulanz Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany