A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Types of Cognitive Training Interventions Administered to Individuals With a Diagnosis of a Mental Health Condition.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 76
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Declarative Memory Measure - Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
研究概览
简要总结
This study will compare the effectiveness of a psychoeducational memory program versus a computerized memory program in individuals with mental illness. Although improvements are expected with both form of interventions, we do not know which will provide maximal benefit in this population.
详细描述
The aim of the current study is to compare two memory strategies, a top-down (i.e., educational and interventional)protocol vs. a bottom-up (computerized)protocol, in a population of individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Performance on ecologically validated memory tasks will be measured before and after each intervention protocol. Improvements are expected following each protocol. However, there is no evidence available to support added benefits from one protocol over another. As such, the current study will endeavour to contrast the two intervention types (top-down vs. bottom-up) to determine which, if any, provides maximal benefit.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Memory impairment equivalent to 1.5 std. dev. below average for age
- •Speak and read English fluently
排除标准
- •Older than 65 years of age
- •Significant visual impairment (e.g., cataracts, macular degeneration)
- •Motor impairment (e.g., hemiplegia on dominant side)
- •Diagnosis of Dementia
- •Alcohol and/or substance abuse (in past 3 months)
研究组 & 干预措施
Memory Intervention
Two types of memory protocols (psychoeducational vs computerized) will be compared in a population of individuals with mental illness.
干预措施: Memory Intervention (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Declarative Memory Measure - Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
时间窗: Participants will be asked to complete this measure prior to the start of the intervention and again at the completion of the intervention (i.e., interval of 5 weeks between pre and post measurements).
Individuals participating in either protocol (i.e., top-down or bottom-up) will complete the memory measure before the commencement of the treatment and again at the end of treatment.
次要结局
- Mood Measure - Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1993)(Participants will be asked to complete this measure prior to the start of the intervention and again at the completion of the intervention (i.e., interval of 5 weeks between pre and post measurements).)
研究者
Bruno Losier
Clinical Neuropsychologist
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton