Working memory function and affective interference in patients with early psychosis

Recruiting

• Conditions: psychosis; 10039628

• Registration Number: NL-OMON29865
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

all patients (treated or untreated) with a diagnosis of *first episode psychosis*, suggestive for the schizophrenia are eligible to participate in the study. The age range is between 16 and 40 years

Exclusion Criteria

Uncorrected visus disturbances, any neurological, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases; pregnancy; other relevant psychiatric disorders. Subjects will also be excluded when they cannot understand the Dutch language sufficiently to understand the purposes and implications of the experiment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Group differences between psychotic and healthy control subjects in working<br /><br>memory performance.<br /><br>Effect of affective interference on working memory performance and the<br /><br>interaction between group and affective interference.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Influence of medication and actual psychopathology on working memory<br /><br>performance for emotional expression and identity of faces.</p><br>