Honest Open Proud for Psychotic and Bipolar Disorder in Norway

Sponsor
Oslo University Hospital
Study ID
NCT06384755
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Honest Open Proud program — BEHAVIORAL
    The HOP program involves peer facilitated sessions, in which different stigma and disclosure related topics are introduced to the group, relevant tasks are completed individually, followed by group or two-and-two discussions related to the following topics: week 1 = pros and cons with disclosure, week 2 = different ways of disclosing, week 3 = formulating individual decisions of disclosure, week 6 = evaluating disclosure or non-disclosure in practice.

Study Details

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of a Norwegian adaptation of the group-based intervention 'Honest Open Proud' among adults with psychotic and bipolar disorders in an outpatient setting.

Key Dates

First listed
Apr 25, 2024
Start date
Apr 20, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention group
    Intervention group: receives the HOP program consisting of four 2-hour sessions divided between week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 6, in groups of 4-10 participants, using a Norwegian adaptation of HOP workbook. The intervention group also receives treatment as usual, consisting of weekly or monthly appointments with a mental health care professional at an outpatient unit in the public mental health care service. The appointments can involve medication management, psychoeducation, support therapy or psychotherapy.
  • No Intervention: Waiting list control group
    Waiting list control group: receives only treatment as usual, consisting of weekly or monthly appointments with a mental health care professional at an outpatient unit in the public mental health care service. The appointments can involve medication management, psychoeducation, support therapy or psychotherapy. They are offered the HOP program after the trial.

Primary Outcome Measure

Stigma Stress Scale (Rüsch, Corrigan, Wassel et al., 2009; Rüsch, Corrigan, Powell et al., 2009) [ Time Frame: Change from T0 to T1 and T2 (assessed at T0 = week 0; T1 =week 3; T2 = week 6) ]

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