NCT07545941Completed
The Effects of an Online Family Psychoeducation Program on Expressed Emotion of Family Members and Medication Adherence of Patients With First-Episode Schizophrenia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study examined the effects of family psychoeducation program via line application on expressed emotion of family members and medication adherence in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 53 (actual)
- First submitted
- 16 Apr 2026
- Start date
- 26 May 2025
- Primary completion date
- 14 Sept 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Mahidol University
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT07545941
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 53
- From 26 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 14 Sept 2025
- 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
- acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms requiring hospitalization during the study period
- missing one or more scheduled intervention sessions
- inability of the researcher to contact the family caregiver within one week despite repeated attempts.
Who the study is looking for
- a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision ICD-10 (F20.00 to F20.09), with a duration of illness not exceeding five years from the date of initial diagnosis
- received oral antipsychotic treatment for at least 6 months but no longer than five years
- aged between 18 to 35 years.
- mild psychotic symptoms severity, defined as a total score of 18 to 36 on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
- documented history of medication non-adherence, as recorded in medical records
- availability of a primary caregiver and
- ability to communicate in Thai and via telephone using the LINE application
- being a family member living in the same household as the patients and serving as the primary caregiver for at least six months without financial compensation
- Aged 20 to 60 years
- ownership of a mobile phone capable of using the LINE application
- no prior participation in family psychoeducation programs
- ability to speak, read, and write Thai
- no history of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bangkok Noi | Thailand | Unknown status |
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