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Targeting Processing Speed Deficits to Improve Social Functioning and Lower Psychosis Risk

Targeting Processing Speed Deficits to Improve Social Functioning and Lower Psychosis Risk in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
14 Years to 20 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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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

This 10 week intervention, Specific Cognitive Remediation with Surround (or SCORES), is designed to target processing speed, a cognitive domain related directly to social functioning, which in turn, represents a vulnerability factor for psychosis. This remotely-delivered intervention combining targeted cognitive training exercises and group support was developed to directly impact processing speed, and at the same time, boost motivation and engagement in adolescents at risk for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

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: * Meet Clinical High Risk (CHR) criteria on the Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes, defined by the presence of at least one attenuated positive symptom at a moderate to severe level * A score representing 0.5 SD below the mean on Animal Naming, Trails A or BACS: Symbol Coding from the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). Exclusion Criteria: * Any DSM 5 Schizophrenia-Spectrum diagnosis * Non-English speaking * Past or current history of a clinically significant central nervous system disorder (e.g., seizure disorder) * Estimated IQ\<70 * Significant head injury * Significant substance abuse * Significant visual or auditory impairment.

Study sites (1)

NY