NCT07165821Completed
Effects of an Interpersonal Communication Skills Training Program on Medication Adherence of Schizophrenic Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Sept 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This quasi-experimental two-group pretest-posttest study examined the effects of an interpersonal communication skills training program on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia, measured at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and one-month follow-up. Research Hypotheses 1. The experimental group receiving the interpersonal communication skills training program will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up compared to baseline. 2. The experimental group will show higher mean treatment adherence scores post-intervention and at one-month follow-up than the control group receiving routine nursing care.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- First submitted
- 24 Aug 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jun 2024
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Suranaree University of Technology
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT07165821
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 40
- From 1 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Patients with other psychiatric comorbidities(e.g., depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or substance-induced psychosis)
Who the study is looking for
- Male patients aged 20-59 with an ICD-10 schizophrenia diagnosis(F20.0-F20.9).
- History of psychiatric readmission due to medication non-adherence
- Mild psychiatric symptoms(Thai BPRS score ≤ 36).
- Poor interpersonal communication skills(score ≤ 1.50 on Thiengviriya et al.'s assessment tool
- Low to moderate medication adherence(score ≤ 42 on Uthaiphan \& Daengdomyut's scale
- Able to read, write, speak, and without hearing/visual impairments.
- Had a primary caregiver post-discharge.
- Provided informed consent voluntarily.
Age in the registry: 20 years to 59 years · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasrimahabhodi Psychiatric Hospital, ,Thailand Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nai Muang | Thailand | Unknown status |
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