Efficacy of Social Cognition Training in Schizophrenia

Part of paid clinical trials in New Haven, Connecticut.

Sponsor
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Study ID
NCT00587561
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Social Cognition Interaction Training — BEHAVIORAL
    manualized group therapy
  • WLC — BEHAVIORAL
    wait-list control for 6 months, followed by the experimental group therapy

Study Details

The term social cognition refers to how social information is processed. Individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder have been shown to have significant deficits in social cognition. Moreover, it has been speculated that these deficits may in turn have a negative impact on their overall functioning. Behavioral interventions targeting social cognition are just beginning to emerge, and there is a need to evaluate their efficacy. Objectives: This is a small trial evaluating the efficacy of social cognition interaction training (SCIT) an experimental behavioral treatment for improving social cognition in schizophrenia. Research Design and Methodology: Approximately 48 participants with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders will be randomized into one of two conditions: 1) a 20 to 24 session manualized social cognition interaction training group (SCIT), or 2) wait-list control. Pre-and post-group therapy assessments of symptoms, social cognition, basic cognition, and community function will be conducted. Data obtained from this study will allow us to determine the efficacy of SCIT training in improving symptom, cognitive, and functional measures.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 31, 2008
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2013
Completion
Dec 31, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
51 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: 1 Social Cognition Interaction Training
    Will receive 20-26 sessions of a manualized group treatment called Social Cognition Interaction Training
  • Other: 2 Wait List Control
    Wait list control; 6 months of treatment as usual followed by Social Cognition Interaction Training group

Primary Outcome Measure

Social Cognitive Measures [ Time Frame: 6 months - baseline ]

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Connecticut Mental Health CenterNew HavenConnecticut06510-
VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemWest HavenConnecticut06516-

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By condition
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By specialty
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By research site
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