Social Cognition Training in Schizophrenia

NCT01206842 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2010/1538 (REK)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

People with schizophrenia show deficits in social cognition, the ability to process information about other people such as identifying their emotional expressions. Social cognition is associated with everyday life functioning and could therefore be an important treatment target. Several social cognitive training programs have been developed during the last years. Results indicate that social cognitive performance can be ameliorated through commonly used intervention techniques. However, it is less clear whether this improvement generalizes to everyday life. The purpose of this study is to investigate if a social cognitive training program (Training in Affect Recognition) improves performance on social cognitive and neuropsychological tests and leads to improved everyday life functioning in persons with schizophrenia. The study also aims at examining if an improvement is present three months after completion of the training intervention.

Conditions

Schizophrenia; Social Cognition

Keywords

functional capacity; training; neurocognition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Social cognitive tests

  PFA and MASC

  Within one week and within three months of completed training

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Functional capacity tests

  Within one week and within three months of completed training

• Neuropsychological tests

  Within one week and within three months of completed training

Study Arms (2)

social cognition training

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Training in Affect Recognition

treatment as usual

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Training in Affect Recognition OTHER

A 12-session social cognitive training programming covering emotion perception and social perception administered in a group setting to up to four participants with schizophrenia at the time

social cognition training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 18-55
• diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• IQ \> 69
• sufficient mastery of Norwegian to undergo assessments

You may not qualify if:

• history of head trauma
• neurological/medical condition known to interfere with central nervous system
• receiving outpatient care at time of recruitment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oslo University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, 0424, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Anja Vaskinn, PhD

  Oslo University Hospital, Psychosis Research Unit

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 10, 2010
• First Posted: September 22, 2010
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2018
• Study Completion: May 1, 2018
• Last Updated: May 22, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

NO (1)