Cognitive Training for Emotion Regulation in Psychotic Disorders
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 30 days
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Outpatients with psychotic disorders will be randomly assigned to either an emotional working memory training (n = 35) or placebo (P: n = 35) cognitive training control intervention delivered via an app on a smart phone for 30 days."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The current study examines the efficacy of a cognitive training intervention for improving emotion regulation in psychotic disorders. it is hypothesized that the cognitive training program will enhance prefrontal activation, leading to enhanced emotion regulation.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnostic and statistical manual fifth edition diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder * 18-60 years old * speaks English * premorbid intelligence quotient \> 70 * clinically stable as indicated by no antipsychotic medication changes in the last month or if on depot, no change in the past 2 months. Exclusion Criteria: * history of intellectual disability or neurological disorder * history of traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness \> 10 minutes or behavioral sequelae * substance use disorder within the last 6 months (other than nicotine) * 4\) endorsement of MRI exclusion factors
Study sites (1)
GA
- University of Georgia · Athens, GA 30602Gregory P Strauss, PhD · Study contact · 706-542-0307 · gstrauss@uga.eduGregory P Strauss, PhD · Principal investigatorLawrence Sweet, PhD · Sub-investigatorDean Sabatinelli, PhD · Sub-investigatorMore trials in Athens