Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Basic and Social Cognition in Veterans With Schizophrenia
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Veterans with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder experience very high levels of disability and poor community outcome. Further improvements in community outcome for patients with these disorde...
Detailed Description
Veterans with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder experience very high levels of disability and poor community outcome. Further improvements in community outcome for patients with these disorde...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients must be diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, or Psychosis not otherwise specified according to Diagnosis and Statistical Manual-IV criteria.
- In addition, the subjects will meet the following criteria:
- Between 18 and 60 years of age
- Estimated premorbid intelligence quotient \> 70 (based on reading ability)
- Understand spoken English sufficiently to comprehend testing procedures
- Clinically stable (e.g., no inpatient hospitalization in the 8 weeks prior to enrollment, no significant changes in medication in the 6 weeks prior to enrollment, and none anticipated for the 3 months of participation)
Exclusion
- No clinically significant neurological disease as determined by medical history
- No history of serious head injury (e.g., loss of consciousness longer than 1 hour)
- No physical, cognitive, or language impairment of such severity as to adversely affect the validity of data
- No evidence of drug or alcohol dependence in the past six months, and not intoxicated at time of testing
- The patients psychotic experiences can be explained solely by the use of drugs or alcohol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
85 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00470106
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
April 22 2016
Active Locations (1)
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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073