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Social Functioning in Schizophrenia
This study has been completed.
Sponsored by: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Information provided by: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00814996
  Purpose

There are two research purposes of this study. One is to explore which psychosocial issue or biological issue would affect the social function among people with schizophrenia. The other one is to explore which social function would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia. There are 60 participants diagnosed with schizophrenia and divided into two groups, employment and unemployment. we will use several social function tests to collect social function, PANSS to evaluate their psychotic symptoms. And then we will compare and analysis the data through statistic software. Finally, we will have he answer about how social skills affect the social function and which social skill would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia.


Condition
Schizophrenia

MedlinePlus related topics: Schizophrenia
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Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Case Control, Prospective

Further study details as provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: August 2008
Study Completion Date: August 2008
Primary Completion Date: August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
1: employment
2: unemployment

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 45 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

schizophrenia

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • schizophrenia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • substance abuse
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Study ID Numbers: FEMH-96-C-036
Study First Received: December 25, 2008
Last Updated: December 26, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00814996  
Health Authority: Taiwan: Department of Health

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Schizophrenia
Mental Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009