Educational sessions to improve health understanding in people with schizophrenia
Tests education sessions for hospitalized adults with schizophrenia on their views of medicine.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving Health Literacy in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
Key facts
- Where
- New Orleans, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07488156, who can take part
Where in United States
- University Medical CenterNew Orleans, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
- Trial code
- NCT07488156
- Record updated
- 23 March 2026
- Original description
The Impact of Health Literacy on the Attitudes toward Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum DisorderRead full original descriptionShow less
The Impact of Health Literacy on the Attitudes Toward Pharmacological Treatment in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
The Impact of Health Literacy on the Attitudes toward Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
This interventional study is aimed at:
* assessing and improving the health literacy and * assessing the attitude towards treatment of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders while they are admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit.
Inclusion: Patients admitted to the University Medical Center-New Orleans (UMCNO) inpatient behavioral health unit ages 18 and older with a new or previous diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder outside of substance use disorders; Patients must be proficient in English; Patients must have a government issued social security number (required for reimbursement through the university).
Exclusion: Patients with SSD and concomitant intellectual disability, as evidenced by prior documented history on chart review or patients suspected to have intellectual disability or impairment based on clinical interactions; Patients with concomitant substance use and documentation of psychosis being resolved after a period of washout and without the use of psychotropic medications; Patients at UMCNO that are ages 17 or younger; Patients unable to complete health literacy assessments, attitude towards treatment assessments, and IQ testing due to severity of symptoms during hospitalization; Patients that are not proficient in English; Patients that do not have a government issued social security number.