NCT04985786

Brief Summary

The hyper- or hypo-attribution of risks is deeply related to the core pathological mechanisms of mental disorders and at the same time engaging in risky behaviors influences their course and outcomes. The investigators study risk perception, risk behaviors and underlying brain mechanisms in a longitudinal design in three groups of psychiatric patients who participate in a psychological intervention that is aimed to reduce risk behavior and increase risk perception. Patients with schizophrenia (SZ), alcohol use disorder (AUD) and both disorders (SZ + AUD) are recruited during psychiatric in-patient treatment and participate in a combined face-to-face and mobile intervention that starts before release and ends four weeks after discharge. The standardized 4-session face-to-face group intervention that is based on motivational interviewing (Miller \& Rollnick, 2013) and relapse prevention (Marlatt \& Donovan, 2005) and addresses the reduction of disorder-specific risk behaviors, i.e. alcohol use for AUD and SZ+AUD and medication non-adherence for SZ. After discharge, a 4-week ecological momentary intervention (EMI) supports participants to maintain abstinence from risk behaviors and to strengthen coping in high-risk situations relying on mental contrasting and implementation intentions (Oettingen \& Gollwitzer, 2011). Participants will be assessed in fMRI and behavioral measurements and by self-report pre and post interventional phase, furthermore they participate in an ecological momentary assessment during the post-discharge phase which assesses risk behaviors, high-risk situations and risk perception in real life contexts.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
240

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2021

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 10, 2021

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 22, 2021

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 2, 2021

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2022

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

August 11, 2021

Status Verified

August 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

July 22, 2021

Last Update Submit

August 3, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Change of Nucleus Accumbens activation and connectivity during risky decision making

    Change of fMRI signal (BOLD) in Balloon Analogue Risk Task

    6 weeks

  • Engagement in risk behaviors

    Alcohol drinking (for AUD and AUD+SZ) and medication non-adherence (for SZ) as recorded by ecological momentary assessment (EMA)

    4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Risk reappraisal

    4 weeks

  • Activation of amygdala, STS, mPFC and insula during risk evaluation

    6 weeks

Study Arms (7)

AUD Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Risk behavior specific intervention, targeting alcohol drinking

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for reducing risk behaviors

AUD Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Non-risk behavior specific intervention, targeting cognitive exercises

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for increasing non-risk behaviors

AUD & SZ Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Risk behavior specific intervention, targeting alcohol drinking

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for reducing risk behaviors

AUD & SZ Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Non-risk behavior specific intervention, targeting cognitive exercises

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for increasing non-risk behaviors

SZ Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Risk behavior specific intervention, targeting medication non-adherence

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for reducing risk behaviors

SZ Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Non-risk behavior specific intervention, targeting cognitive exercises

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for increasing non-risk behaviors

HC Control

NO INTERVENTION

Healthy control subjects will participate in fMRI assessments only

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reduce risk behaviors and increase risk perception that combines a standardised face-to-face group therapy before discharge from in-patient treatment and a standardised ecological momentary intervention delivered by mobile phones during the four weeks after discharge. For SZ the target risk behavior is medication non-adherence and for AUD and AUD \& SZ it is alcohol use.

AUD & SZ InterventionAUD InterventionSZ Intervention

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to increase non-risk behaviors that combines a standardised face-to-face group therapy before discharge from in-patient treatment and a standardised ecological momentary intervention delivered by mobile phones during the four weeks after discharge. In this control intervention for patient groups the target behavior is cognitive exercises.

AUD & SZ ControlAUD ControlSZ Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • for patient groups: fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for AUD or SZ or both

You may not qualify if:

  • for patient groups and healthy control group:
  • no sufficient command of German language
  • neurological disorder for patient groups:
  • acute psychotic episode
  • acute suicidality or not distanced from self-harming behaviors
  • other substance use disorder (exception: nicotine and caffeine use disorders) for healthy control group:
  • absence of any psychiatric diagnosis (exception: nicotine and caffeine use disorders)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Konstanz, Research Ward

Konstanz, 78464, Germany

RECRUITING

Related Publications (4)

  • Klepper S, Odenwald M, Rosner S, Senn S, Menning H, Pereyra-Kroll D, Rockstroh B. Experience-Induced Change of Alcohol-Related Risk Perception in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders. Front Psychol. 2017 Nov 13;8:1967. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01967. eCollection 2017.

    PMID: 29180975BACKGROUND
  • Gollwitzer P, Oettingen G (2011). Planning promotes goal striving. In: KD Vohs, RF Baumeister (Eds.), Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications (2nd edition, chapter 9, pp. 162 - 184). The Guilford Press.

    BACKGROUND
  • Marlatt GA, Donovan, DM. Relapse Prevention. 2nd edition. The Guilford Press.

    BACKGROUND
  • Miller R, Rollnick S (2013) Motivational Interviewing. 3rd edition. The Guilford Press.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AlcoholismSchizophrenia

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental DisordersSchizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior TherapyPsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Chief Psychologist Research Ward

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 22, 2021

First Posted

August 2, 2021

Study Start

July 10, 2021

Primary Completion

December 31, 2022

Study Completion

April 30, 2023

Last Updated

August 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Data will be made available upon request ensuring the data protection laws are fulfilled

Time Frame
6 months after publication
Access Criteria
will be defined according to legal requirements

Locations