A Cognitive Mobile Intervention for Motivation in Psychotic Disorders
A User-Informed Digital Therapeutic for Specific Cognitive Disabilities to Improve Mental Health in Schizophrenia and Related Mental Illnesses
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
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
In plain language
This study will develop and test smartphone training to improve working memory, which helps people hold and use information for a short time. It is for people with schizophrenia or a related disorder who have trouble with thinking skills.
The goal of this study is to develop and test the impact of a smartphone-based working memory cognitive training digital therapeutic for individuals with schizophrenia or a related disorder.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Have schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or a related psychotic disorder—conditions that can affect how you think and understand what is real.
- Own a smartphone.
- Speak English.
- Have trouble with thinking skills.
- Have had no changes in antipsychotic medicine in the past month. This medicine treats symptoms such as hearing or seeing things that are not there.
Who can't join
- Have a history of a neurological disorder—a condition affecting the brain or nerves.
- Have had a brain injury that caused you to pass out for more than 10 minutes or led to lasting changes in behavior.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or a related psychotic disorder * own a smartphone * English speaking * experiencing challenges with cognitive functioning * no changes to antipsychotic medication in past month Exclusion Criteria: * history of neurological disorder * traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness \> 10 minutes or behavioral sequelae.
Study sites (1)
AL
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL 35233Lauren Luther, Ph.D. · Study contact · 205-530-1117 · CAS-treatlab@uab.eduLauren Luther, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Birmingham