Clinical Research Directory

Interventional Programs' Impact on Patients' Quality of Life and Functioning

The objective of the study is to investigate the effect of interventional program in improving the quality of life for individuals with chronic schizophrenia The design of the study will be an interventional study - Randomized Control Trial - taking place in the Psychiatric hospital of the Cross Lebanon. Six types of intervention will be done on the patients such as ping-pong, sport exercise, psychoeducation program, nutrition, art therapy and bibliotherapy. A 100 patients adhering to the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized into two groups (50 patients in the intervention group and 50 patients in the control group) - Simple Randomization. A Baseline and follow-up assessments will take place at the beginning of the study and after three months through using Arabic Validated Scales. The scales that be used are the following Positive and negative symptoms scale (PANSS), to determine severity of symptoms in patients. WHO quality of life questionnaire WHOQOL- BREF Arabic version: physical, psychological, social and environmental and EQ-5D scale, to determine quality of life of patients. MOCA scale to determine cognitive function, Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire, Social functioning questionnaire QFS and Birchwood Insight Scale.

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of VR for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder is characterized by high morbidity, recurrence, disability, suicide and comorbidity rate which need novel, efficient, and safe treatment methods, and VR has demonstrate its efficacy in mental disease but not few focus on bipolar disorder. A prospective single center randomize clinical study therefore would be carried on to evaluate the efficacy of VR for Bipolar Disorder in China.