Cue based intervention: The intervention arm will receive the cues in the form of daily repeating reminders for a time period of 30 days. The reminders will be set on participants' mobile phones to receive at least 1 hour prior to the prescribed oral antipsychotic medication. The same reminder will be repeated after 10 minutes duration to ensure that the participant does not miss the cue and the uniformity of the cue will be ensured by setting the same emoji or the same phrase on the participant's own mobile phone. The participant will also be asked a task of daily routine during the same time of medication.
Treatment as Usual: This group will not get any intervention but the usual treatment all assessments will continue
Study summary
Medication adherence is a major challenge while treating patients with major mental illnesses like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. This interventional study aims to assess the improvement in prospective memory and thus medication adherence by giving time and event-based cues to the participants.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male and Female age 18 - 60 years
* Diagnosed with Schizophrenia as per DSM V Criteria
* Insight of grade 3 or more.
* At least 10th standard level of education in the English language
Exclusion Criteria:
* Comorbid chronic medical illnesses.
* Psychoactive substance use in harmful use pattern or in dependence pattern.
* Co-existing neurodevelopmental disorders or learning disorders.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Prospective memory — Baseline, After 30days' intervention Change in prospective memory in intervention arm as measured by compared to TAU The Memory for Intentions Screening Test(MIST) score as compared to TAU
Prospective memory (sustainability) — Baseline, 90 days after baseline assessment Change in prospective memory in intervention arm as measured by compared to TAU The Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST) score as compared to TAU
Medication adherence — Baseline, After 30days' intervention Change in medication adherence in intervention arm as measured by Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS) score as compared to TAU
Medication adherence (Sustainability) — Baseline, 90 days after baseline assessment Change in medication adherence in intervention arm as measured by Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS) score as compared to TAU
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
St. John's Medical College and Hospital
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Official registry record
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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