NCT00695708

Training-induced Cerebral Reorganization in Schizophrenia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Konstanz · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to reveal the effects of computer-aided cognitive-auditory training on cerebral reorganization in schizophrenia.

Detailed description

Impairment in cognitive functions is one of the main symptoms in schizophrenia and is currently one of the challenges in the treatment of the disease. In this study we compare effects of two computer-aided training programs. One focused on auditory perception and processing as a basic ability underlying higher order information processing. The other training involves a variability of cognitive abilities. Both trainings are computer-aided and time-intensive, including up to twenty sessions within four weeks.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Brain Fitness Program	Computer-aided cognitive program designed for intensive training of auditory perception, memory and attention
BEHAVIORAL	Cogpack	Computer-aided cognitive program for cognitive abilities

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2008-06-12
• Last updated: 2010-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany