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Guided self-help cognitive behavioral intervention for VoicEs (GiVE): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Cassie M Hazell, Mark Hayward, Kate Cavanagh, Anna-Marie Jones, Clara Strauss

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Trial report in Trials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Peer support for people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  6. Psychological interventions to reduce positive symptoms in schizophrenia: systematic review and network meta-analysis.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Cassie M HazellSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK.
Mark HaywardSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK.
Kate CavanaghSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK.
Anna-Marie JonesR&D Department, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sussex Education Centre, Hove, BN3 7HZ, UK.
Clara StraussSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK. c.y.strauss@sussex.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-0303-763X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive behavior therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an effective intervention for people who hear distressing voices (auditory hallucinations). However, there continues to be a problem of poor access to CBTp. Constraints on health care funding require this problem to be addressed without a substantial increase in funding. One solution is to develop guided self-help forms of CBTp to improve access, and a symptom-specific focus on, for example, distressing voices (auditory verbal hallucinations) has the potential to enhance effectiveness. We term this cognitive behavior therapy for distressing voices (CBTv). METHODS/

designThis trial is an external pilot randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 12-week guided self-help CBTv (with eight therapist support sessions) with a wait list control condition. Informed consent will be obtained from each participant. Half of the 30 participants will be randomized to receive guided self-help CBTv immediately; the remaining half will receive the intervention after a 12-week delay. All participants will continue with their usual treatment throughout the study. Outcomes will be assessed using questionnaires completed at baseline and 12 weeks postrandomization. Interviews will be offered to all those who receive therapy immediately to explore their experiences with the intervention. DISCUSSION: The outcomes of this trial, both quantitative and qualitative, will inform the design of a definitive randomized controlled trial of guided self-help CBTv. If this intervention is effective, it could help to increase access to CBT for those who hear distressing voices.

trial registrationISRCTN registration number  ISRCTN77762753 . Registered on 23 July 2015.

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Auditory PerceptionAdaptation, PsychologicalClinical ProtocolsCognitive Behavioral TherapyEnglandHallucinationsHumansPilot ProjectsResearch DesignSelf CareSelf ConceptSingle-Blind MethodSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAuditory hallucinationsCBTCognitive behavioral therapyLow intensityPsychosisSelf-helpVoices

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PMID27456976
PMCPMC4960672

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