The efficiency of Cognitive Remediation Therapy on Patients with Schizophrenia

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• Conditions: SCHIZOPHRENIA.; Schizophrenia

• Registration Number: IRCT2016060828336N1
• Lead Sponsor: Deputy of research and technology of university of welfare and social sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Having schizophrenia diagnose according to DSM 5;Patient should have cognitive deficit according to MoCA test results,scoring under 26 in this test;Patients score should be more than 35 in SAPS(Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms) nad more than 24 in SANS(Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms);Patients age should be between 25 ot 50;At least 2 years have passed since the onset of the disorder;The patient had at least studied up to fifth grade in elementry school.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:Having head injury,Dementia and other specific Neurological disorder which needs special treatment;Having the diagnose of Intellectual Disability;Patient have serious side effects related to Anti psychotic drugs and receive special treatment for that;Patient be in the acute phase of the disorder;Patient be affected by abuse,poisoning or deprivation of any herbal medicine,smoking does not include; Receiving ECT during past six months.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attention. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: CPT and Stroop test.;Memory. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: N back test.;Executive function. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Tower of london and Wisconsin sorting card test.;Positive symptoms. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: scale of assessment positive symptoms.;Negative symptoms. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: scale of assessment negative symptoms.