Can education change how schizophrenia patients view their meds?
NCT ID NCT07488156
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether educational sessions can improve health literacy and attitudes toward medication in 34 adults hospitalized with schizophrenia or related disorders. Participants will receive pamphlets and watch videos about their condition, then complete questionnaires. The goal is to see if better understanding leads to more positive views on treatment.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple educational sessions improve how patients understand and feel about their medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (34 people) that only measures knowledge and attitudes, not actual health outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * Patients at UMCNO that are ages 17 or younger * 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 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
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Locations
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University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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