Improving Adherence to Cognitive Rehabilitation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychosis
• Interventions: Behavioral: motivational interviewing; Behavioral: learning style interviews

• Registration Number: NCT02481713
• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Brief Summary

Purpose of study is to evaluate impact of brief motivational interviewing vs. feedback on learning styles in improving attendance to cognitive training

Detailed Description

This study is evaluating whether motivational enhancement can improve outcomes of cognitive rehabilitation in Veterans with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Approximately 120 individuals will be randomized to either a 2-session motivational interview (MI, experimental condition) or a 2-session assessment and feedback on learning styles (CI, active control), and will then be asked to participate in 4 months of cognitive rehabilitation. Booster MI or CI sessions will be administered monthly over the course of the cognitive rehabilitation. Primary outcome is number of cognitive rehabilitation sessions attended.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-22
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-25
• Study Start: 2015-12-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-30
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30
• Results First Submitted: 2021-09-07
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2021-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-05
• Results First Posted: 2021-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of psychotic disorder
• 18 years old or older

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Exclusion Criteria

• meeting criteria for substance abuse/dependence in past 30 days
• psychiatric hospitalization in past 30 days
• change in psychiatric medications in past 30 days
• severe auditory/visual impairment
• evidence of developmental disability

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MI condition	motivational interviewing	motivational interview condition
CI condition	learning style interviews	learning style interview condition

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Sessions Attended	end of 4 month training period	number of sessions attended among patients who attended at least 1 session

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT; 🇺🇸 West Haven, Connecticut, United States