Seven-step Phenomenological Psychotherapy for Self-disorder - a Pilot Study

NCT06597864 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 750920
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical pilot study is to learn how adults with schizophrenia or other non-affective psychotic disorders or psychosis risk syndromes experience a novel psychotherapeutic treatment for self-disorders. The study has a qualitative, phenomenological research design. After end of treatment, the participants are interviewed about the experience of the treatment. This include how the participants liked it, if it was experienced as helpful and useful, and changes in self-experience and experience of relations to others and the world.

Conditions

Psychosis;Schizophrenic

Keywords

self-disorder; psychotherapy; phenomenology; qualitative; schizophrenia spectrum; psychosis risk syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Experience of the seven-step phenomenological psychotherapy model for self-disorders

  Qualitative, semi-structured interview exploring how the participants experienced the therapy.

  After completing the SSPP-SD treatment, up to 12 weeks after study inclusion

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)

  Before the SSPP-SD intervention and at the end of the intervention, up to 12 weeks after enrollment

• Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

  Before the SSPP-SD intervention and at the end of the intervention, up to 12 weeks after enrollment

• Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)

  Before the SSPP-SD intervention and at the end of the intervention, up to 12 weeks after enrollment

• Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS)

  Before the SSPP-SD intervention and at the end of the intervention, up to 12 weeks after enrollment

• Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale-6 (PANSS-6)

  Before the SSPP-SD intervention and at the end of the intervention, up to 12 weeks after enrollment

Study Arms (1)

Psychotherapy group

OTHER

Single arm of participants receiving a phenomenologically oriented psychotherapeutic intervention

Behavioral: Seven-step phenomenological psychotherapy for self-disorders

Interventions

Seven-step phenomenological psychotherapy for self-disorders BEHAVIORAL

Phenomenological exploration of anomalous self-experiences, meaning attributions and behavioral consequences. Psychoeducation. Dialogical approach focusing on self-narratives, searching for new meaning and understanding of self-disorders

Psychotherapy group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnoses in the ICD-10-CM Code range, i.e. schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders. First diagnosed no more than 3 years ago.
• Or Psychosis risk syndrome as defined in the Structured Interview of Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS) (McGlashan, Walsh, \& Woods, 2010)
• Present with anomalous self-experiences, as confirmed by the Screen Questionnaire for EASE (SQuEASE-6) (Møller, 2018)
• Motivated to explore and work with anomalous self-experiences in psychotherapy

You may not qualify if:

• Severe, ongoing psychosis
• Severe, ongoing drug abuse
• IQ\<70
• Poor Norwegian language profiency

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oslo University Hospital: lead
• University Hospital, Akershus: collaborator
• Vestre Viken Hospital Trust: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Bærum DPS

Sandvika, Bærum, 1338, Norway

RECRUITING

Akershus University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

COMPLETED

Study Officials

• Tor Gunnar Værnes, Dr.philos.

  Oslo University Hospital, Early Intervention in Psychosis Advisory Unit for South-East Norway

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tor Gunnar Værnes, Dr.philos.

CONTACT

0047 92 45 56 78; uxvrnt@ous-hf.no

Paul Møller, Dr.Med.

CONTACT

0047 91 17 60 84; Paul.Moller@vestreviken.no

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: October 17, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: March 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (2)