The Effect of Game-Based Intervention on the Cognition of Schizophrenia Patients
The Effect of a 2-month Somatic Serious Games on the Cognition of Schizophrenia Patients
Shanghai Mental Health Center
84 participants
Apr 19, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Schizophrenia is a common and severe mental disorder that imposes a significant burden on patients. Cognitive impairment can be regarded as one of the core symptoms of schizophrenia, which is prevalent among patients with schizophrenia. In recent years, digital rehabilitation therapy based on games has shown a remarkable development trend among schizophrenia patients. Serious games, or application games, refer to those games aimed not only for entertainment. They can educate, train, or change the behavior of players through interesting intervention forms and have been applied in many healthcare fields. This study aims to develop a somatosensory interactive game for patients with cognitive impairment of schizophrenia to improve their cognitive functions and verify its effectiveness and feasibility through a randomized controlled trial.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria10
- Registered in the Shanghai Mental Health Information Management System and hospitalized in the designated district-level mental health center wards;
- Schizophrenia patients meeting the diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10);
- 18 - 45 years old;
- Good self-care ability;
- Clinically stable (without acute exacerbation) for at least 1 week before enrollment, with a stable dose of antipsychotic drugs or other concomitant psychotropic drugs for at least 1 week;
- No hand disabilities, and can use mobile phones or tablets normally;
- Have a primary school education or above;
- Normal vision and hearing, or within the normal range after correction;
- Own and be able to independently use a smart phone or other electronic devices;
- Patients and their families have given informed consent to this study, and voluntarily cooperate to participate in the intervention and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria3
- not reside in Shanghai after discharge;
- suffering from serious physical or brain organic diseases;
- comorbid with other psychotic disorders.
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Interventions
A serious game for 5 cognitive functions, including 10 games, uses somatosensory technology to achieve interaction, and provides cognitive training close to life scenes for patients with schizophrenia.
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NCT07557381