Phase 2
N=18
The Street Smart Group: A Feasibility Trial of a Group Intervention Targeting Anxiety Processes in Paranoia
Paranoia · Schizophrenia-spectrum Diagnosis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02408198 ↗Enrolled (actual)
18
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (GPTS) — 109.77; 114.6; 84.8; 82.6 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Anxiety intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- King's College London
- Primary completion
- Jan 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (GPTS) |
109.77; 114.6; 84.8; 82.6; 82.1; 69 | — |
Summary
This study aims to evaluate a novel group psychological intervention targeting anxiety triggered by urban environments for people with paranoia.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Self reported worries about being harmed or at risk from others
- Non-affective psychosis(ICD10,F20-F29)
- Age 18-65
- Symptoms stable no major relapse or crisis in last 3 months prior to consent
- Sufficient command of English to provide informed consent, complete the measures and participate in the brief interventions
- Score above the cutoff for clinically significant levels of paranoia on the Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale (Green et al, 2008)
- Paranoia is triggered by being outside
Exclusion Criteria
- Lack of capacity to provide informed consent
- Primary diagnosis of drug or alcohol use with secondary psychosis
- Primary diagnosis of mood disorder or bipolar affective disorder
- Primary diagnosis of learning difficulty
- Unstable residential arrangements (making a move away during the course of participation in the research likely)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02408198). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.