New group therapy aims to quiet voices in schizophrenia
NCT ID NCT07266376
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 15-session group therapy program for people with schizophrenia who still hear voices despite medication. The program combines several proven strategies to help reduce how often the voices occur and how much distress they cause. Researchers will compare the therapy group to a control group to see if it improves symptoms like anxiety and depression. The goal is to offer a non-drug option for managing treatment-resistant auditory hallucinations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- integrative group therapy (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could offer a practical, non-drug way to reduce the frequency and distress of voices for people with schizophrenia who don't respond to medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial with 116 participants. The therapy is time-intensive (15 weekly sessions) and may not work for everyone. Results may not apply to all people with schizophrenia.
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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 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- 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 Consenting patients over 18 years of age will be enrolled in the study if they meet all of the following criteria: * Diagnosis: Fulfill DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. * Resistant AVHs: Present treatment-resistant auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs), defined as the persistence of daily hallucinations without remission despite adequate antipsychotic medication for at least 3 months. * Motivation: Express a request for relief from voices. * Treatment Setting: Are outpatients being treated in psychiatric departments at the Public Mental Health Institution of Guadeloupe or the University Hospital Center of Nîmes. * Severity: Have a score of greater than 9 on the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale - Auditory Hallucinations subscale (PSYRATS-AH). Exclusion Criteria : Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria: * Participation in another study: Currently taking part in another clinical trial or within the exclusion period of another study. * Consent refusal: Refuse to sign the written informed consent. * Inability to provide informed consent: Failure or impossibility to provide the patient with sufficient information to allow an informed decision. * Severe substance abuse: Presence of severe substance use disorder. * Acute somatic decompensation: Experiencing an acute medical condition that may compromise participation in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Public Mental Health Institution of Guadeloupe
Les Abymes, 97139, Guadeloupe
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