Cognitive Training in Inpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health1 site in 1 country111 target enrollmentJanuary 2015

ConditionsSubstance Use Disorders

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Substance Use Disorders
Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Enrollment: 111
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Auditory memory capacity - WAIS Digit Span score
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study examines whether computer tasks can improve memory and other cognitive functions among patients receiving inpatient treatment for substance use disorders.

Detailed Description

Participants will complete cognitive training sessions on a regular basis during inpatient treatment. Alternate versions of the computer tasks will be compared in a randomized design. Primary and secondary outcomes will consist of changes in cognitive performance before and after the training period.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

July 2016

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Christian Hendershot

Assistant Professor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Participants must be patients registered for inpatient treatment at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
•Age 18-60
•Fluency in English
•Able to attend scheduled training sessions
•Comfortable using a computer and mouse

Exclusion Criteria

•Severe cognitive impairment
•Current or past psychosis or diagnosis of schizophrenia
•Photosensitive epilepsy or history of seizures triggered by light
•Legal mandate to attend treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Auditory memory capacity - WAIS Digit Span score

Time Frame: Baseline, 3 weeks

WAIS Digit Span score

Secondary Outcomes

Visual memory capacity - WMS Symbol span score(Baseline to 3 weeks)
Auditory memory capacity - WAIS Letter-number sequencing score(Baseline to 3 weeks)
Visual memory capacity - WMS Spatial span score(Baseline to 3 weeks)
Training progress score - Cognitive progress indicator score(Baseline to 4 weeks)