Cognitive Training for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 28
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Proportion of completers to measure feasibility
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a computerized cognitive training program (an attention and memory exercise performed on a computer) on thinking and memory in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders, and to begin to test whether this training affects symptoms of depression or anxiety.
详细描述
The objective of this research protocol is to collect feasibility and pilot data investigating the efficacy of a computerized cognitive training paradigm. The training paradigm aims to enhance cognitive control for emotional information-processing and reduce the negative affective biases observed among those experiencing mood and anxiety symptoms and disorders. This protocol will also investigate whether improvements in cognitive control and affective bias are associated with changes in mood and anxiety symptoms. Participants will undergo 6 weeks of cognitive training sessions, with three sessions per week.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Primary, current Axis I diagnosis of a mood disorder (e.g., major depressive disorder (MDD); bipolar disorder, currently depressed) or anxiety disorder (PTSD; Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); Social Phobia) according to DSM-IV criteria and SCID-IV diagnosis OR must be free of any psychiatric condition (for the healthy volunteer group)
- •Age 18-80
- •Participants must have a level of understanding of the English language sufficient to agree to all tests and examinations required by the study and must be able to participate fully in the informed consent process
排除标准
- •A history of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence (DSM-IV criteria) within the previous 6 months
- •Visual impairment that would affect the ability to observe the computerized exercises
- •Motor impairment that would affect the ability to provide a response by quickly pressing a button
- •Patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features
- •Primary, current Axis I diagnosis other than MDD, Bipolar Disorder (currently depressed), PTSD, GAD or Social Phobia
- •The presence of axis II personality disorder psychopathology that, in the opinion of the investigator, will interfere with study participation
- •Acute suicidal or homicidal risk (evidenced by suicidal or homicidal attempt within 6 months of screening)
- •Pregnancy in women. Pregnant women are excluded from the study because research has shown that hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy can mimic and/or influence symptoms of depression. Including patterns of mood and cognition. These mood and cognitive changes could mask the effect of the cognitive training in this study, so pregnant women will be excluded for that reason. A urine pregnancy test will be administered at screening
- •Enrolled participants can be currently taking standard antidepressant or mood stabilizer medication regimens, or benzodiazepine treatment for sleep as needed but not exceeding 3 nights per week. Medication regimens must be stable at the time of study enrollment (i.e., no medication has been started within 8 weeks, stopped within 6 weeks or titrated up or down within 4 weeks of study entry). No medications will be started or discontinued for the purpose of enrollment into the study
- •Subjects must exhibit no or only moderate alcohol use during study participation. Subjects with current excessive use of alcohol (> 8 ounces/day) or participants abusing substances will be ineligible for participation, as such drug use could confound the results. A urine toxicology test will be administered at screening to test for drugs of abuse
- •Participants exhibiting depression symptoms in the severe range (Ham-D > 27) will be excluded from participation as an investigational study such as this may not be suitable
- •Participants exhibiting chronic MDD episodes (defined as a current episode lasting 5+ years) will be excluded from participation as an investigational study such as this may not be suitable
研究组 & 干预措施
emotional memory training exercise
study training exercise - Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT)
干预措施: emotional memory training exercise (Behavioral)
memory training exercise
an active control exercise (CT)
干预措施: memory training exercise (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of completers to measure feasibility
时间窗: week 6
comparing the proportion of completers (15-18 sessions) between the in-person participants and the participants completing the exercise on their own computers
次要结局
- Change in Depression Symptom Severity(baseline and week 6)
- Change in Negative Affective Bias(baseline and week 6)
- Change in Anxiety Symptom Severity(baseline and week 6)
- Change in Neurocognition(baseline and week 6)