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Effectiveness of Targeted Cognitive Training for Neurological Deficits in People With Schizophrenia

NCT00312962 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2014-03-11

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Summary

This study will determine the effectiveness of reward-intensive, computer-based targeted cognitive training in improving neurocognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Targeted cognitive training (TCT)

TCT includes cognitive remediation exercises that participants practice 1 hour per day, 5 days per week, for 20 weeks. TCT exercises are specifically designed to improve speed and accuracy in the perception of and response to verbal and visuo-spatial targets.

BEHAVIORAL

Computer games

The control treatment involves commercially available computer games that participants practice 1 hour per day, 5 days per week, for 20 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sophia Vinogradov, MD · UCSF, SFVAMC, NCIRE

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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