Effect of brain games on mental illness in adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental illness; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000127404
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Louise Mewton

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

1) high risk personality style according to the SURPS (i.e., 1 or more standard deviations higher than the mean on any of the SURPS subscales) ; 2) ability to access the internet readily via a desktop or laptop computer (either in the participant’s home, or willingness to use public library/other suitable venue with internet access); and 3) willingness to provide current email address and phone number.

Exclusion Criteria

Currently involved in psychotherapy or taking antidepressant or anxiety medications, benzodiazepines, opiate, thyroid, anticonvulsant or antipsychotic medications; insufficient English comprehension; history of neurological or cardiovascular disorders, brain surgery, electroconvulsive or radiation treatment, brain haemorrhage or tumour, stroke, seizures or epilepsy, diabetes, hypo- or hyperthyroidism; involved in any other online brain games or brain training programs in the past month

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychopathology, as measured by the SDQ[Baseline, post-training, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functioning as measured by the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Scedule (WHODAS)[Baseline, post-training, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up];Alcohol consumption will be assessed by questions adapted from the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP) ‘Patterns of Alcohol’ index[Baseline, post-training, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up];Executive functioning as measured by the N-back task, trail-making task and Stroop interference task[Baseline, post-training, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up];Personality risk factors for mental illness as measured by the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale[Baseline, post-training, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up]