Tokyo, April 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060920) titled 'Impact of a Video-Based Educational Tool on Attitudes Toward Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Prospective Interventional Study' on April 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Aichi Medical University

Condition: Condition - Schizophrenia Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether viewing a video-based educational tool explaining long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) influences willingness to initiate LAI treatment among patients with schizophrenia. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - In this study, participants will receive an educational video intervention about long acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI). The video lasts approximately 5 minutes and consists of two sections.

Video (I) explains the effectiveness of antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia, the importance of medication adherence, the available formulations of antipsychotics, the potential role of LAI treatment in preventing relapse, and the possibility of injection related pain as a specific adverse effect of LAI treatment.

Video (II) explains that injection site pain associated with LAI administration may be reduced by using a cooling pack before the injection.

Participants will complete questionnaires at three time points: before video viewing, after viewing video (I), and after viewing video (II).

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Age 18 years or older

Diagnosis of schizophrenia

Outpatients receiving treatment at Aichi Medical University Hospital, Kasadera Seichiryo Hospital, or Shoin Hospital Key exclusion criteria - Visual or hearing impairment that makes it difficult to watch the educational video or complete the questionnaire

Previous treatment with long acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 13 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069720

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