How Can Rehospitalisations of Patients With Schizophrenia be Avoided? A Comparison Between Different Compliance Programs

Technical University of Munich896 enrolled

Overview

Participation in one of the three interventions psychoeducation by professionals, psychoeducation by peer-moderators, or video-education can reduce the rehospitalisation rate of patients with schizophrenia compared to a control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

896

Conditions

Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder

Interventions

Psychoeducation by professonalsOTHER

Psychoeducation by peer-moderatorsOTHER

Video-educationOTHER

Noneducational video group (control group)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 67 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (ICD-10) * Age 18 to 67 years * Hospitalised or treated in day care clinic Exclusion Criteria: * More than 12 months of hospitalisation within the last two years * Substance-dependency (principal diagnosis) * Mental retardation ICD-10 Chapter F70-79 * Fluency of German language not given

Locations (1)

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie am Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

München, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rehospitalisation rate

Secondary Outcomes

Rehospitalisation days

Resulting costs per patient

Compliance

Knowledge of illness

Attitude towards illness

Quality of life

Satisfaction with treatment

Duration of consultation time

Dealing with mental illness

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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