Cognitive Training for Emotion Regulation in Psychotic Disorders

Part of paid clinical trials in Athens, Georgia.

Sponsor
University of Georgia
Study ID
NCT04414215
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 60 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Emotional working memory training — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete an emotional working memory n-back training program that progressively increases difficulty and has been shown to enhance prefrontal activity in a non-psychiatric sample
  • Placebo working memory training — BEHAVIORAL
    Working memory training that does not involve emotional stimuli using an N-back training program

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 1, 2020
Status verified
Feb 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Dec 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Cognitive training
    Emotional working memory training
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo training
    Placebo working memory training

Primary Outcome Measure

Prefrontal blood oxygen level dependent activation in the prefrontal cortex [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 15 days or 30 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of GeorgiaAthensGeorgia30602
Gregory P Strauss, PhD
[email protected]
706-542-0307
Gregory P Strauss, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Lawrence Sweet, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Dean Sabatinelli, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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