NCT02782442

Brief Summary

Primary study: This study is a single-site, double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial to compare an evidence-based structured program of 30-35 hours of on-line cognitive and social cognitive training exercises performed over 16 weeks (\~2 hours per week), delivered with an innovative digital app which provides users with a motivation coach to set personalized goals and with secure social networking for peer support, "PRIME" ; vs. 2) A control condition of computer games, encouraged at \~2 hours per week over 16 weeks, delivered with "PRIME". Unblinded Cognitive Training Sub-Study: Participants who were randomized to the computer games arm of the trial may be offered access to the active cognitive training at the end of their 6 month follow up appointments, if they still meet inclusion criteria. PRIME Super Users Sub-Study: Participants who have provided all follow up data to the initial study, including those who are currently enrolled in the Unblinded Cognitive Training sub-study, may be offered continued participation in the PRIME community as super-users.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
109

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 14, 2016

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 25, 2016

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2016

Completed
5.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 12, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 12, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

June 8, 2022

Status Verified

June 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

5.5 years

First QC Date

March 14, 2016

Last Update Submit

June 6, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Cognitive TrainingMotivation Enhancement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Change in Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery MATRICS Protocol (Penn CNB)

    A series of computerized tests administered remotely that measure performance accuracy and speed on specific neurocognitive domains

    Baseline, Immediately after Intervention, 6 Month Follow-Up

  • Change in Abbreviated Quality of Life Scale (aQLS)

    A semi-structured interview which evaluates psychosocial functional outcome. Item scores range from 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating a better outcome.

    Baseline, Immediately after Intervention, 6 Month Follow-Up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Change in Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System (BIS-BAS)

    Baseline, Immediately after Interviention, 6 Month Follow-Up

  • Change in Motivation and Pleasure Scale (MAP-SR)

    Baseline, Immediately after Intervention, 6 Month Follow-Up

  • Change in Role Functioning Scale (RFS)

    Baseline, Immediately after Intervention, 6 Month Follow-Up

  • Change in Quick Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms/Quick Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (Q-SANS/Q-SAPS)

    Baseline, Immediately after Intervention, 6 Month Follow-Up

Study Arms (2)

Structured Cognitive Training & PRIME

EXPERIMENTAL

Structured cognitive training consists of social cognition and auditory exercises.

Behavioral: Structured Cognitive Training & PRIME

Computer Games Control & PRIME

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Computer games control condition comes in the official PositScience wrapper.

Behavioral: Computer Games Control & PRIME

Interventions

The treatment condition-- 30-35 hours of CT over 16 weeks (\~2 hours per week) is a structured program of 20 hours of auditory processing exercises followed by 10 hours of social cognition exercises, combined with the personalized PRIME coaching application

Structured Cognitive Training & PRIME

Computer games control condition which comes in the official PositScience wrapper. 30-35 hours of games over 16 weeks (\~2 hours per week), combined with the personalized PRIME coaching application.

Computer Games Control & PRIME

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • SCID confirmed clinical diagnosis of the following: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, psychosis NOS, major depressive disorder with psychotic features, or bipolar disorder with psychotic features.
  • Good general physical health.
  • Between the ages of 18 and 60 years old at the time of screening.
  • Be fluent in spoken and written English, in that the participant learned to speak English before the age of 12 or is able to demonstrate fluency in conversation with study staff, or through English language exams, such as TOEFL, or English language courses
  • No neurological disorder.
  • Have an outpatient status of at least 1 month prior to participation.
  • Been on a stable dose of psychiatric medications for at least one month prior to participation (may include no medication).
  • Have a personal smartphone
  • Have access to a computer.
  • No prior cognitive training experience within the past 3 years.
  • Pregnant women may participate in this study.
  • Has completed 6 month assessments for ROAM
  • Was randomized to the control condition (computer games) and did not receive active cognitive training.
  • Has participated in the 6 month assessments for ROAM
  • Has shown adequate participation in PRIME during the ROAM study (e.g., active in PRIME community once a week on average)
  • +4 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • We will exclude participants with a history of severe substance abuse in the past 3 months determined by DSM criteria.
  • Subject is unable to demostrate adequate decisional capacity, in the judgment of the consenting staff member, to make a choice about participating in the research study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, 94117, United States

Location

University of Minnesota, Dept of Psychiatry

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Fisher M, Etter K, Murray A, Ghiasi N, LaCross K, Ramsay I, Currie A, Fitzpatrick K, Biagianti B, Schlosser D, Loewy R, Vinogradov S. The Effects of Remote Cognitive Training Combined With a Mobile App Intervention on Psychosis: Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Nov 13;25:e48634. doi: 10.2196/48634.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

SchizophreniaPsychotic DisordersAffective Disorders, PsychoticCognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

PRIME protocol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersMental DisordersCognition DisordersNeurocognitive Disorders

Study Officials

  • Sophia Vinogradov, MD

    University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2016

First Posted

May 25, 2016

Study Start

September 1, 2016

Primary Completion

March 12, 2022

Study Completion

March 12, 2022

Last Updated

June 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Primary outcome data will be shared with the NIH Data Archive in the National Database for Clinical Trials related to Mental Illness. De-identified data will be available for sharing with other researchers upon request. Data will not be released until 6 months after the first publication of results from this study. The protocol, consent documents, statistical analysis plan, and analytic code may be made available upon request, per PI discretion. In addition to the primary and secondary outcome measures listed above, there are several experimental measures which have been collected in this study. These data may also be available for sharing with other researchers upon request.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
Time Frame
De-identified data will first be available for sharing 6 months after first publication of results. There is no planned end date to availability of data after release.
Access Criteria
Collaborators must request permission of the PI for access to the data. Additionally, any interested parties must complete a Data Use Agreement for access to the data.

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