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Examining the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for People Living With Psychosis
Led by The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre · Updated on 2026-04-16
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
174 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Lead Sponsor
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Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Individuals living with a psychotic disorder often experience changes to their thinking and social skills that can lead to challenges with work, school, relationships and living independently. One intervention to target these areas is cognitive remediation therapy, which can be delivered in virtual reality to help apply the skills and strategies learned to day-to-day life. Over the past few years, our team has co-developed a cognitive remediation program in virtual reality with healthcare professionals and people with lived experiences of psychosis. The current trial tests the feasibility and efficacy of this cognitive remediation program in virtual reality at improving thinking skills, social skills, and daily life functioning.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Examining the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for People Living With Psychosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of a psychosis-spectrum disorder
- Age between 18 and 60 years
- Ability to read and speak English
- Clinically stable with a Positive And Negative Severity Symptoms score between 30 and 95
- No medication changes, new medications, or medication stops within the past month before consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Neurological or medical disorders causing cognitive impairment, including head injury with more than 1 minute loss of consciousness
- Intellectual disability or IQ score of 70 or below on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence
- Vision conditions not correctable with glasses or contacts that fit virtual reality goggles
- History of seizures, fits, or epilepsy
- Severe medical conditions affecting eyes, ears, or balance
- Substance use disorder within the last 3 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Z 7K4
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Synthia Guimond, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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