NCT06186570Completed
Efficacy of an Online-Based Self-Help Intervention for Auditory Hallucinations in Persons With Psychotic Disorders
Efficacy of an Online-Based Self-Help Intervention for Auditory Hallucinations in Persons With Psychotic Disorders (ECHION)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The proposed clinical trial aims to examine the efficacy of an online-based self-help intervention for auditory hallucinations in persons with psychotic disorders. The intervention is primarily based on Metacognitive Training (MKT) and Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy (MBGT). The investigators will utilize a mixed-method study design within a randomized controlled trial. The intervention group will be compared with a waitlist-control group (WL-TAU). Both study conditions are allowed to continue standard scheduled treatment. The aim is to analyze the efficacy of and the subjective satisfaction with the intervention, based on self-report assessments evaluated from baseline (T0) to post-intervention after 6 weeks (T1).
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 86 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Dec 2023
- Start date
- 13 Jun 2024
- Primary completion date
- 26 Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- NCT number
- NCT06186570
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 86
- From 13 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 26 Apr 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- acute suicidality, assessed at the previous screening procedures.
- acute substance abuse other than nicotine and prescribed medication.
- current electroconvulsive therapy.
Other illness
- neurological disorders that may affect cognitive functioning and condition after severe traumatic brain injury.
- auditory hallucinations in the context of other primary diagnoses e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder or borderline personality disorder.
Other
- current inpatient or day-care treatment.
Who the study is looking for
- current experience of auditory hallucinations that appear at least once a week (measured over the PSYRATS).
- diagnosis of a schizophrenia-spectrum disorder according to the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual (5th edition) and/or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), code F2x.x. In case of a suspected diagnosis or missing clinical diagnostic, we will apply the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.).
- stable psychiatric medication over at least one month, slight changes of dosage are allowed and will be evaluated by a trained psychiatrist.
- ability to give informed consent.
- willingness and ability to engage in the psychotherapeutic self-help intervention.
- availability of a mobile device and internet access.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | Germany | Unknown status |
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