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Table 3 Study measures in the RCT-Rits study

From: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial with rituximab for psychotic disorder in adults (RCT-Rits)

Name of scale

References

Source

Validated

Time of assessment

AAR-R = Any Adverse Reactions-Revised

(Bejerot et al. 2023) [47]

Interviewer assessed

no

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

CGI-S = Clinical Global Impression-Severity scale

(Guy, 1976) [56]

Interviewer assessed

yes

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement scale

(Guy, 1976) [56]

Interviewer assessed

yes

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

CGI-I = Clinical Global Impression-Improvement scale

(Guy, 1976) [56]

Informant-report

no

Week 2

Week 7

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

FTF-Brief = Five to Fifteen – Brief rating scale

(Lugnegård & Bejerot 2019) [65]

Informant-report

yes

Between week 12 and 24

Level 1 Cross-cutting symptom measure of global symptom severity (CCSM)

(APA, 2013) [58]

Self-report

yes

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

MAP-SR = The Motivation and Pleasure – Self Report

(Llerena et al. 2013) [63]

Self-report

yes

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

PANSS = Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

(Kay et al. 1987) [52]

Interviewer assessed

yes

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

PGE = Patient’s Global Evaluation (of severity improvement)

(Zohar & Judge, 1996) [57]

Self-report

no

Week 2

Week 7

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

Adverse events, open check-up questions

 

Interviewer assessed

no

Week 2

Week 7

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

PSP = Personal and Social Performance Scale

(Morosini et al. 2000) [55]

Interviewer assessed

yes

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

SNS = Self-assessment of Negative Symptoms

(Dollfus et al. 2016) [64]

Self-report

yes

Endpoint I

VAS health = Visual Analogue Scale for measuring wellbeing

 

Self-report

no

Baseline

Endpoint I

Endpoint II

Qualitative interview

(optional)

 

Interviewer assessed

 

Between week 12 and 24