Can rewriting traumatic images ease psychosis?

NCT ID NCT06539780

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a therapy called imagery rescripting in 8 people with early psychosis. Participants imagine a different, more positive outcome to their traumatic memories. The goal is to see if this improves core beliefs, wellbeing, and self-esteem. It is a very small, early-phase trial with no control group.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Imagery Rescripting (a behavioral therapy where patients imagine a different, more positive sequence of events related to their trauma)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a new therapy to ease trauma-related beliefs and improve wellbeing in early psychosis.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early-phase study with only 8 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to everyone, and the therapy might not work as hoped.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cognitive disorder psychotic disorder Psychotic Disorders schizophrenia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PSYCHOSES, TRAUMATIC PSYCHOSIS PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS SCHIZOPHRENIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam-Zuidoost, North Holland, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

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