Remote Cognitive Remediation for Depression (RECORD)
Major Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Major Depression focused on measuring Cognitive Remediation, Neurocognition, Severe mental illness, Remote treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants must have a primary diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder
Exclusion Criteria: Medical conditions that affect central nervous system functioning, substance abuse within the past three months (assessed with the SCID-V), and sensory or perceptual conditions that affect validity of testing.
Sites / Locations
- Queen's UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Active Cognitive Remediation -Long-term
Active Cognitive Remediation -Short-term
Cognitive Remediation Control
Participants in the long-term treatment will receive 24 weeks of active cognitive remediation. Participants will complete 24 weeks of on-line computer exercises and participate in an on-line forum to facilitate strategy monitoring and bridging strategies.
Participants in the short-term treatment will receive 12 weeks of active cognitive remediation (the standard length of time in the literature). Participants will complete 12 weeks of on-line computer exercises and participate in an on-line forum to facilitate strategy monitoring and bridging strategies.
Participants in the comparison training group will login to the same training environment but the cognitive load will not adjust as it does in the experimental conditions. Participants in this group will complete 12 weeks of on-line computer exercises.