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Metacognitive Training as a Serious Game

NCT04631939 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2023-05-10

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Summary

The project aims to evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic video game that incorporates elements from metacognitive training on delusions and jumping-to-conclusions in patients with psychotic disorders.

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Delusions

Interventions

DEVICE

Metacognitive training game

In the fantasy world "Macu'ta", players explore the world by walking around with an avatar in order to find the puzzles and proceed in the game. The intervention consists of 4 different puzzles. Unbeknownst to the player, the first pieces of evidence of each puzzle are often misleading, i.e. indicate the wrong solution, such that hasty decisions are punished. Players receive immediate feedback and are shown the correct response after submitting their solution, as well as explicit cues that educate them on the value of making adequately informed decisions. The order of the puzzles is fixed for each player, but different per session.

DEVICE

Control games

In the fantasy world "Macu'ta", players explore the world by walking around with an avatar in order to find the puzzles and proceed in the game. The control intervention consists of 4 different puzzle games requiring exclusively dexterity and accuracy (i.e., not including any metacognitive elements). The order of the puzzles is fixed for each player, but different per session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Christina Andreou

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christina Andreou, PD Dr. · University of Basel

  • Stefan Borgwardt, Prof. Dr. · University of Luebeck

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Germany
  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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