French Validation of the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS-FR)

The VAL-RAS-FR study aims to cross-culturally adapt, validate, and develop derived versions of the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS), an internationally used self-report measure of subjective recovery in mental health. The study will include 260 adult psychiatric patients receiving care at EPSM Metz-Jury in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Participants will complete the French version of the RAS (RAS-FR), the WHOQOL-BREF, and additional self-report questionnaires. A subgroup of participants will complete the RAS-FR again after one month to assess test-retest reliability. The study will also explore existential aspects of recovery through the development of the RAS-FR-EX (Existential Extension) and support the development of a shorter version, the RAS-FR-SF (Short Form), for clinical and research purposes.

NCT Number	NCT07667686
Lead Sponsor	Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale de Metz-Jury Collaborators: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville, Groupement Interrégional de Recherche Clinique et d'Innovation
Conditions	Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders
Enrollment	260 participants
Start Date	2026-06
Primary Completion	2027-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-09 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-25