NCT01773239

Randomized Clinical Trial of Intensive Computer-based Cognitive Remediation in Recent-onset Schizophrenia

Randomized Clinical Trial of Intensive Computer-based Cognitive Remediation in Recent-onset Schizophrenia -Targeted Affective Remediation Approach (TARA)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Posit Science Corporation · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a new computerized training program as well as to find out whether the computer training might help people who have schizophrenia. The investigators will study the effects of the computer training on how people with schizophrenia think about social interaction and on their social skills. At completion of training, TARA subjects will show improvement on measures of social cognition compared to their baseline performance.

Detailed description

This study employs two computerized programs: TARA (the treatment program), and a set of ordinary computer games (the active control program). Participants will be asked to use their assigned program (treatment or active control) for one hour per session, for four-five sessions per week, over 8-10 weeks (40 total sessions). Several elements of flexibility are allowed in the schedule to accommodate the challenges that people with ASD can face.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	TARA computer-based exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-07-01
• Completion: 2013-07-01
• First posted: 2013-01-23
• Last updated: 2016-09-30

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States