Brain Activation Patterns in Schizophrenia After Computerized Cognitive Skills Training (fMRI)
Primary Purpose
Schizophrenia
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Cognitive remediation therapy
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Schizophrenia focused on measuring fMRI, working memory, schizophrenia, treatment refractory, cognitive skills training, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, cognitive remediation, treatment refractory schizophrenia of > 5 years duration
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Inpatient status
- Age 18 - 55
- Male gender (females are enrolled but will not be scanned)
- DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia (all subtypes) and schizoaffective disorder
- illness duration > 5 years
- MMSE score > 24 (inclusive) at screening
- Stable dose of oral atypical antipsychotic for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Total PANSS score > 60 at screening
- Capacity and willingness to give written informed consent
- Patients deemed not ready to be discharged within the next 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to read or speak English
- Documented disease of the central nervous system
- History of intellectual impairment pre-dating onset of symptoms of psychosis (e.g. mental retardation)
- Clinically significant or unstable cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or hematological conditions; HIV positive
- Any medical condition rendering the subject unable to receive an fMRI scan
Sites / Locations
- Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Arm Label
Active Group
Control Group
Arm Description
7 patients were assigned to Cognitive Remediation Therapy..
4 patients were assigned to Control group or no cognitive remediation therapy.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Brain activation changes after stimulation with a neurocognitive task in the dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)
Secondary Outcome Measures
Examine the relationship of changes in DLPFC activation patterns in relation to improvement on neurocognitive tests
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00431223
First Posted
February 2, 2007
Last Updated
October 2, 2020
Sponsor
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Collaborators
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00431223
Brief Title
Brain Activation Patterns in Schizophrenia After Computerized Cognitive Skills Training
Acronym
fMRI
Official Title
Does Computerized Cognitive Skills Training Change Brain Activation Patterns in Schizophrenia?
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
October 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2008 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
September 2008 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Collaborators
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This project is a novel exploratory research project to investigate changes in activation patterns of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in inpatients with schizophrenia who received a 12-week computerized cognitive remediation (CRT) program. The hypothesis is that patients receiving CRT will show greater increase in activation patterns in the brain as compared to controls, and the degree of brain activation will correlate with improvements in working memory.
Detailed Description
Abnormalities in the domains of attention, working memory (WM) and information processing are important features of schizophrenia. There is growing literature that cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) can produce modest improvements in cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, suggesting that systematic efforts at improving cognitive functioning are feasible. Cognitive improvement after CRT may correlate with changes in brain activation patterns in specific areas.
After screening, patients are randomized to a 12 week trial of CRT using COGPACK (Marker Software), or to a 12-week control condition. All patients attend 3 weekly 1-hour laboratory sessions, with 1 discussion session per week.
Patients continue their antipsychotic treatment with a typical or atypical antipsychotic during the CRT and 4 weeks prior to enrollment in the study (Phase A). Following Phase A they receive baseline evaluations, including an cognitive activation task (N-back visual-letter task) while being scanned for fMRI , MATRICS neuropsychological test battery, and psychiatric, social functioning, and symptoms assessment.
Patients then enter Phase B with randomization to control or CRT for 12 weeks (36 laboratory sessions). Upon successful completion of 36 sessions, endpoint evaluations include an N-back task while fMRI scan, MATRICS, psychiatric, and social functional assessments.
All baseline and endpoint fMRI scans are conducted at the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI) at Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Schizophrenia
Keywords
fMRI, working memory, schizophrenia, treatment refractory, cognitive skills training, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, cognitive remediation, treatment refractory schizophrenia of > 5 years duration
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
11 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Active Group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
7 patients were assigned to Cognitive Remediation Therapy..
Arm Title
Control Group
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
4 patients were assigned to Control group or no cognitive remediation therapy.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Cognitive remediation therapy
Other Intervention Name(s)
CRT Group
Intervention Description
36 sessions of computerized cognitive skills training over a 12 week duration. 7 patients were assigned to cognitive remediation therapy or CRT Group.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Brain activation changes after stimulation with a neurocognitive task in the dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)
Time Frame
12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Examine the relationship of changes in DLPFC activation patterns in relation to improvement on neurocognitive tests
Time Frame
12 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
Male
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
55 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Inpatient status
Age 18 - 55
Male gender (females are enrolled but will not be scanned)
DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia (all subtypes) and schizoaffective disorder
illness duration > 5 years
MMSE score > 24 (inclusive) at screening
Stable dose of oral atypical antipsychotic for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry
Total PANSS score > 60 at screening
Capacity and willingness to give written informed consent
Patients deemed not ready to be discharged within the next 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to read or speak English
Documented disease of the central nervous system
History of intellectual impairment pre-dating onset of symptoms of psychosis (e.g. mental retardation)
Clinically significant or unstable cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or hematological conditions; HIV positive
Any medical condition rendering the subject unable to receive an fMRI scan
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Saurabh Kaushik, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Manhattan Psychaitric Center
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Official's Role
Study Chair
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Susan McGurk, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Dartmouth College, Hanover
Official's Role
Study Chair
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Craig A. Branch, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, NKI
Official's Role
Study Chair
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Manhattan Psychiatric Center
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10035
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
10416732
Citation
Wykes T, Reeder C, Corner J, Williams C, Everitt B. The effects of neurocognitive remediation on executive processing in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 1999;25(2):291-307. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033379.
Results Reference
background
Links:
URL
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/
Description
FMRIB Software Library
URL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging
Description
Wikipedia entry for fMRI
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