RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04414215

Cognitive Training for Emotion Regulation in Psychotic Disorders

Sponsor

University of Georgia

Enrollment

70 participants

Start Date

Jun 1, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Schizophrenia Schizo Affective Disorder

Summary

The current study examines the efficacy of a cognitive training intervention for improving emotion regulation in psychotic disorders. it is hypothesized that the cognitive training program will enhance prefrontal activation, leading to enhanced emotion regulation.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

diagnostic and statistical manual fifth edition diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
years old
speaks English
premorbid intelligence quotient \> 70
clinically stable as indicated by no antipsychotic medication changes in the last month or if on depot, no change in the past 2 months.

Exclusion Criteria4

history of intellectual disability or neurological disorder
history of traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness \> 10 minutes or behavioral sequelae
substance use disorder within the last 6 months (other than nicotine)
\) endorsement of MRI exclusion factors

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEmotional working memory training

Participants will complete an emotional working memory n-back training program that progressively increases difficulty and has been shown to enhance prefrontal activity in a non-psychiatric sample

BEHAVIORALPlacebo working memory training

Working memory training that does not involve emotional stimuli using an N-back training program

Locations(1)

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia, United States

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