Can social training help veterans with psychosis connect better?
NCT ID NCT04557124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two different 2-month training programs to help veterans with psychosis improve their social interactions and quality of life. 113 veterans took part. The goal was to see which training worked better for everyday social situations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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113 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran with diagnosis of psychotic disorder (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, psychosis NOS, etc); * psychiatrically stable (30 or more days since last hospitalization/change in psychiatric medication) * fluent in English * able to provide legal written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * current substance use disorder * developmental disability * severe, uncorrected auditory/visual impairment * diagnosis of medical or neurological illness known to impair brain function including dementia, presence of seizures, history of head trauma with loss of consciousness \> 1hr, or clear cognitive sequelae from other illness or injury * currently enrolled in another treatment study targeting, or expected to impact, functioning.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States
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