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Enhancing Synaptic Plasticity and Cognition in Schizophrenia

NCT01776112 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2015-05-27

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Summary

To explore: (a) if physical exercise (sports) combined with cognitive training leads to (superior) improvement of cognition in schizophrenia compared to sports or cognitive training alone (b) if a sports program alone or in combination with cognitive training has influence on hippocampal pathology and synaptic plasticity in schizophrenia compared to a placebo condition.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Standard treatment and participation in the sports program (cycling) including cognitive training, 3 sessions cycling (30 min. each) per week for 3 months and 2 sessions Cogpack per week for the last 6 weeks.

OTHER

TableSoccer

Standard treatment and participation in an activity without physical improvement as placebo condition (table football in groups of 4), but including cognitive training, 3 sessions (30 min. each) per week for 3 months and 2 sessions Cogpack per week for the last 6 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Medical Center Goettingen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Falkai, MD, PhD · Head, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Medical Center Goettingen Georg-August-University von-Siebold-Strasse 5 D-37075 Goettingen Germany P: +49-(0)551-39-6610

  • Andrea Schmitt, MD, PhD · Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Medical Center Goettingen Georg-August-University von-Siebold-Strasse 5 D-37075 Goettingen Germany P: +49-(0)551-39-6610

  • Berend Malchow, MD · Senior Consultant, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Medical Center Goettingen Georg-August-University von-Siebold-Strasse 5 D-37075 Goettingen Germany P: +49-(0)551-39-6610

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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