Status:

UNKNOWN

Occupational Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Patients With Schizophrenia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Conditions:

Refractory Schizophrenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: Efficacy of Occupational Therapy (OT) based Occupational Goal Intervention (OGI) in improving executive functions in patients with refractory schizophrenia as measured by the BADS....

Detailed Description

A single-center, randomized, single blind, controlled study, lasting one year, including the follow-up. The study is conducted in two groups:the experimental group is based on the OGI method (N=30 pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pacients with diagnosis of schizophrenia for DMS IV-R.
  • Pacients that signed the consent in writing and receive explanations about the nature of the study.
  • Patients who carefully counted another responsible person to provide reliable support to the patient and ensure adherence to the same study treatment.
  • Patients with minimum education: five years (elementary school).
  • Patients who present rates below those expected for their age group in at least 3 of the executive functions assessed on neuropsychological tests, and evaluation of executive functions.
  • Patients with stable clozapine and which have not been recently admitted (3 months).

Exclusion

  • Comorbid diagnosis of substance dependence or other psychiatric Axis I;
  • History of head trauma and / or other neurological problems;
  • Medical problems that compromise somehow the central nervous system;
  • History of mental retardation;
  • Patients treated with medication other than clozapine;
  • Patients who are suffering other psychosocial treatments.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01879956

Start Date

February 1 2012

End Date

September 1 2014

Last Update

June 18 2013

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Instituto de Psiquiatria do HCFMUSP

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403000