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Cognitive Remediation in Forensic Mental Health Care

NCT04610697 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-12-12

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Summary

Forensic patients often display cognitive deficits, particularly in the domain of executive functions, that represent a challenge to forensic rehabilitation.

One empirically-validated method to train executive functions is cognitive remediation, which consists of cognitive exercises combined with coaching.

This trial investigates whether cognitive remediation can improve cognitive, functional, and clinical outcomes in forensic inpatients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Remediation

Cognitive Remediation consists of exercises, preferably supported by coaching, aimed at engaging cognitive skills and, as a result, at improving cognition as well as functional and clinical outcomes.

BEHAVIORAL

Active Control

Active control condition for cognitive remediation, matched in terms of session modality, number, duration, frequency, and format.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrizia Pezzoli, PhD · UCL and The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-10
Primary Completion
2026-02-10
Completion
2026-02-10

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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