Cognitive Stimulation
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Computerized cognitively stimulating activities
- Registration Number
- NCT01271413
- Lead Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- Brief Summary
This research is being done to learn if computer tasks that challenge the brain (cognitively stimulating tasks) can improve memory and other types of thinking. The study will compare the effects of different versions of the computer tasks. It also will compare the task performance of different groups of people.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 134
Inclusion Criteria
- age 18-55
- in methadone maintenance or healthy volunteers
- healthy
Exclusion Criteria
- Axis I disorder (except substance abuse and dependence in methadone maintenance patients)
- severe cognitive impairment
- serious untreated medical condition
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Non-adaptive cognitively stimulating activities Computerized cognitively stimulating activities - Adaptive cognitively stimulating activities Computerized cognitively stimulating activities -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Working Memory baseline, 7 weeks Change in maximum number of digits correctly recalled in Digit Span Backwards task, from baseline to 7 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Episodic Memory baseline, 7 weeks Trail-making baseline, 7 weeks go/No-go baseline, 7 weeks Addiction Severity Index baseline, 7 weeks Delay Discounting baseline, 7 weeks Digit Symbol Substitution Test baseline, 7 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
BPRU, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States