USS Training to Improve Social Function in People With Psychosis
Understanding Social Situations (USS): Training to Improve Social Function in People With Psychosis
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Psychotic spectrum disorders (PSD) are associated with poor social function. By doing this study, the investigators hope to learn which of two different types of 2-month long training courses is more effective in improving day-to-day interactions and quality of life.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2020
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 14, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 21, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 30, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 12, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 30, 2025
CompletedOctober 15, 2025
October 1, 2025
3.8 years
September 14, 2020
January 29, 2025
October 7, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Social Functioning Scale (SFS) Change
The SFS is one of the best known measures of social functioning in schizophrenia, and was one of two social function measures nominated by experts and selected by a RAND panel for a large-scale investigation of measures to assess real-world outcomes based on its psychometric properties, sensitivity to change, relationship to symptoms, and comprehensiveness. The total score ranges from 55 to 135, with a higher score indicates better social functioning. Score change at post-testing (2 months) and follow-up (4 months) was calculated by subtracting the baseline score, with negative values indicating worse and positive values indicating better social functioning compared to baseline. Mid-testing (1 month) score change was included in the mixed-effects model, but its least square mean was not calculated as it was not a time point of interest.
Post-testing (2 months) and follow-up (4 months)
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Social Skills Performance Assessment (SSPA) Change
Post-training (2 months) and follow-up (4 months).
Study Arms (2)
USS
EXPERIMENTALsocial cognitive training
MovingForward
ACTIVE COMPARATORproblem solving training
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Veteran with diagnosis of psychotic disorder (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, psychosis NOS, etc);
- psychiatrically stable (30 or more days since last hospitalization/change in psychiatric medication)
- fluent in English
- able to provide legal written informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- current substance use disorder
- developmental disability
- severe, uncorrected auditory/visual impairment
- diagnosis of medical or neurological illness known to impair brain function including dementia, presence of seizures, history of head trauma with loss of consciousness \> 1hr, or clear cognitive sequelae from other illness or injury
- currently enrolled in another treatment study targeting, or expected to impact, functioning.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States
Related Publications (1)
Fiszdon JM, Bell MD, Fulford D, Roberts DL, Dziura J, Parente L, Nasse A, Choi J. Understanding social situations: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a novel social cognitive training versus modified problem-solving training for people with psychosis. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 22;15:1440476. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1440476. eCollection 2024.
PMID: 39238934DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Joanna Fiszdon, Principal Investigator
- Organization
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Joanna M. Fiszdon, PhD
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 14, 2020
First Posted
September 21, 2020
Study Start
December 1, 2020
Primary Completion
September 30, 2024
Study Completion
September 30, 2025
Last Updated
October 15, 2025
Results First Posted
March 12, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
- Time Frame
- Data will be available once primary and secondary study aims have been published.
- Access Criteria
- Completely de-identified data will be made available to other investigators, with written request and IRB approval, ideally under a data use agreement.
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