Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-based Group Training Addressing Social Cognition in First Episode Psychosis (AGES-Mind)
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The current investigation aims to compare two group intervention in patients with a first
episode of psychosis, that is, people who have suffered their first psychotic episode within
5 years prior to their inclusion in the study. The experimental arm is a mindfulness-based
social cognition training (SocialMind) designed by professionals with both formal training
and clinical experience in the field of mindfulness and third generation cognitive-behavioral
therapies. The active comparator arm is a psychoeducation program specifically designed for
individuals with recent onset psychosis by members of the team with great experience in
delivering such interventions. The main outcome is social functioning, as measured by the
Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP), an instrument developed for psychotic patients.
The main hypothesis is that the improvement in social functioning will be larger among the
participants on the experimental arm, because there is enough evidence suggesting that
deficits in social cognition are present even in the first stages of psychotic syndrome and
related to social functioning and general disability. Moreover, mindfulness-based
interventions have proven themselves effective in other severe mental disorders.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Collaborators:
Carlos III Health Institute European Regional Development Fund