Social Cognition Training in Schizophrenia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Schizophrenia; Social Cognition
• Interventions: Other: Training in Affect Recognition

• Registration Number: NCT01206842
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-09-21
• Study First Posted: 2010-09-22
• Study Start: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-01
• Study Completion: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
social cognition training	Training in Affect Recognition	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social cognitive tests	Within one week and within three months of completed training	PFA and MASC

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional capacity tests	Within one week and within three months of completed training	AIPSS and UPSA-brief
Neuropsychological tests	Within one week and within three months of completed training	MATRICS

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway