Healing Stigma Through Stories
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Healing Stigma through Stories.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective Disorder. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Healing Stigma Through Stories: Learning From International Practices to Develop and Evaluate a Narrative Program for Individuals With Schizophrenia
Overview
This study is the first phase of the research project. The purpose of this phase is to develop and refine a narrative-based intervention designed to reduce self-stigma among people with schizophrenia. A small pilot study will be conducted with 24 participants recruited from halfway houses in northern Taiwan. Eligible participants will receive the intervention, which consists of four group sessions and four individual sessions, held once a week for a total of eight weeks. The program uses narrative therapy techniques to help participants explore their personal experiences and reduce self-stigma. Participants will complete a workbook during the program, and the written content will be analyzed to better understand their experiences with stigma. Any personal information will be removed to protect participants' privacy. Before and after the intervention, participants will complete questionnaires on self-stigma, depression, social functioning, well-being, hope, and recovery. Information on medication use will also be collected. Group and individual sessions will be audio-recorded for research purposes. The questionnaire data and recordings will be used to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of the intervention.
Interventions
- Other Healing Stigma through Stories
Four group sessions and four individual sessions, held once a week for a total of eight weeks. The program uses narrative therapy techniques to help participants explore their personal experiences and reduce self-stigma.
Primary outcome measures
- The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Beck Depression Inventory-II [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
- Self-Reported Graphic version of the Personal and Social Performance Scale [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
- Subjective Happiness Scale [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
- Herth Hope Index [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
- The questionnaire about the process of recovery [Time frame: At baseline(T0) and through study completion, an average of 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Aged 18 years or older.
- Diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
- Clinically stable at the time of study enrollment.
- Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
- Able to read and write and complete study questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
- Individuals who lack the capacity to provide informed consent. Decision-making capacity will be assessed using a 10-item true/false questionnaire adapted from Okoli et al. (2018). Participants who answer fewer than 7 questions correctly will be excluded. Those who answer 7 or more questions correctly will receive an additional explanation from the research team. Only individuals who demonstrate a complete understanding of the study after this explanation will be enrolled.
- Unwilling to have the intervention sessions audio-recorded.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07708402 · NYCU115040AF · 115-2314-B-A49 -082 -