Mental IllnessNCT00829400
Cognitive Training to Enhance VA Work Program Outcomes
A study testing Cognitive Remediation and Nintendo Brain Age in people with Mental Illness and Schizophrenia, run by VA Connecticut Healthcare System at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether augmenting work services with cognitive remediation can improve vocational outcomes for psychiatrically disabled participants in VA work services. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Depression
- What is being tested?
- Cognitive Remediation and Nintendo Brain Age
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 77 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2008to Dec 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Participant in VA work services
- Chronic and disabling psychiatric illness
Who cannot join
- Neurological Disease that may affect cognition
- Primary substance abuse
- Developmental Disability
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether augmenting work services with cognitive remediation can improve vocational outcomes for psychiatrically disabled participants in VA work services.
Read the detailed description
Background: Our previous RR\&D funded study demonstrated significantly better vocational outcomes for people with schizophrenia when cognitive training supplemented their participation in Incentive Therapy. We have found in a subsequent NIMH funded study involving cognitive training and supported employment that competitive employment outcomes were better for those who received cognitive training. Moreover, we found that patients with the poorest community function at intake were very unlikely to obtain competitive employment unless they received the cognitive training. The current study will test the effectiveness of cognitive training by extending it to a broader range of VA patients with psychotic disorders participating in all types of VA work services currently available, including Incentive Therapy, Compensated Work Therapy, and Supported Employment. We plan to offer it to any patient with a psychotic disorder who is unlikely to obtain competitive employment without additional services. We will also compare two types of cognitive training to determine whether cognitive game software works as well narrowly focused cognitive exercises.
Design and Method: This is a randomized clinical trial in which 80 VA patients referred for VA work services and who meet criteria for psychotic disorder and impaired community function will be randomized to one of two types of cognitive training. There will be two conditions with approximately 40 subjects per condition. Intake procedures will include psychosocial, neuropsychological, and psychiatric assessments. These assessments will be repeated at 6-months and 12 month follow-up. Cognitive training will consist of computer-based cognitive exercises of attention, memory and problem-solving and a weekly group that focuses on improving work behaviors. One of the computer-based systems employs engaging cognitive game software and the other uses specially designed exercises that narrowly focus on discrete cognitive processes. Work services will be provided as usual to both conditions. Primary endpoints are measures of productive activity including obtaining competitive employment, total hours worked, and money earned. Secondary endpoints include neuropsychological, quality of life and health status changes. The study will be for three years.
- Conditions
- Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Depression, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder
- Being tested
- Cognitive Remediation, Nintendo Brain Age
- Keywords
- Neuropsychology, Cognitive Remediation, Vocational Rehabilitation, Schizophrenia, Severe and persistent mental illness, Chronic and disabling mental illness
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders, Schizophrenia, Depression, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Bipolar Disorder, Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Cognitive RemediationBehavioural
Also called Posit Science
Brain Fitness, Insight, and Aristotle Cognitive Remediation Software Suites Targeting 100 hours of training
Nintendo Brain AgeBehavioural
Also called Nintendo
Brain Age 2 Software Nintendo DS Portable for home or office use Targeting 100 hours of training
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Posit Science | Experimental | Brain Fitness, Insight, and Aristotle Cognitive Software Training Suites Targeting 100 hours of training Receives: Behavioral: Cognitive Remediation |
| Nintendo Brain Age | Active comparator | Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS Portable Device for home or office use, targeting 100 hours of training Receives: Behavioral: Nintendo Brain Age |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Work Activity
Measured: 6 month and 12 month
Secondary outcomes (1)
Neuropsychological Assessment
Measured: 6 month and 12 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jan 2009 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2008
- Primary completionDec 2016
- Study completionDec 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Mental IllnessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 77 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- Sponsor type
- US federal agency
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Morris D Bell, PhD, Principal investigator, VA RR&D, Yale University School of Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00829400
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MDB0010-01101
- Other IDs
- D4752R
- Status last verified
- Aug 2018
- First submitted
- 24 Jan 2009
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Bell M, Bryson G, Greig T, Corcoran C, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy: effects on neuropsychological test performance. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 Aug;58(8):763-8. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.8.763.
PubMed 11483142Bell M, Fiszdon J, Greig T, Wexler B, Bryson G. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy in schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up of neuropsychological performance. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(5):761-70. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.02.0032.
PubMed 17943687Roberts MT, Lloyd J, Valimaki M, Ho GW, Freemantle M, Bekefi AZ. Video games for people with schizophrenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 4;2(2):CD012844. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012844.pub2.
PubMed 33539561Bell MD, Laws H, Pittman B, Johannesen JK. Comparison of focused cognitive training and portable "brain-games" on functional outcomes for vocational rehabilitation participants. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 29;8(1):1779. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20094-w.
PubMed 29379114
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Aug 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Cognitive Training to Enhance VA Work Program Outcomes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00829400
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MDB0010-01101
- Conditions
- Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, Depression, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder
- Keywords
- Neuropsychology, Cognitive Remediation, Vocational Rehabilitation, Schizophrenia, Severe and persistent mental illness, Chronic and disabling mental illness
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 77 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemUS federal agency
- Study start
- May 2008
- Primary completion
- Dec 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jan 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether augmenting work services with cognitive remediation can improve vocational outcomes for psychiatrically disabled participants in VA work services.
Detailed description
Background: Our previous RR\&D funded study demonstrated significantly better vocational outcomes for people with schizophrenia when cognitive training supplemented their participation in Incentive Therapy. We have found in a subsequent NIMH funded study involving cognitive training and supported employment that competitive employment outcomes were better for those who received cognitive training. Moreover, we found that patients with the poorest community function at intake were very unlikely to obtain competitive employment unless they received the cognitive training. The current study will test the effectiveness of cognitive training by extending it to a broader range of VA patients with psychotic disorders participating in all types of VA work services currently available, including Incentive Therapy, Compensated Work Therapy, and Supported Employment. We plan to offer it to any patient with a psychotic disorder who is unlikely to obtain competitive employment without additional services. We will also compare two types of cognitive training to determine whether cognitive game software works as well narrowly focused cognitive exercises.
Design and Method: This is a randomized clinical trial in which 80 VA patients referred for VA work services and who meet criteria for psychotic disorder and impaired community function will be randomized to one of two types of cognitive training. There will be two conditions with approximately 40 subjects per condition. Intake procedures will include psychosocial, neuropsychological, and psychiatric assessments. These assessments will be repeated at 6-months and 12 month follow-up. Cognitive training will consist of computer-based cognitive exercises of attention, memory and problem-solving and a weekly group that focuses on improving work behaviors. One of the computer-based systems employs engaging cognitive game software and the other uses specially designed exercises that narrowly focus on discrete cognitive processes. Work services will be provided as usual to both conditions. Primary endpoints are measures of productive activity including obtaining competitive employment, total hours worked, and money earned. Secondary endpoints include neuropsychological, quality of life and health status changes. The study will be for three years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Posit Science | Experimental | Behavioral: Cognitive RemediationBrain Fitness, Insight, and Aristotle Cognitive Software Training Suites Targeting 100 hours of training |
| Nintendo Brain Age | Active comparator | Behavioral: Nintendo Brain AgeBrain Age 2 Nintendo DS Portable Device for home or office use, targeting 100 hours of training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Participant in VA work services
- Chronic and disabling psychiatric illness
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Neurological Disease that may affect cognition
- Primary substance abuse
- Developmental Disability
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive RemediationAlso: Posit ScienceBrain Fitness, Insight, and Aristotle Cognitive Remediation Software Suites Targeting 100 hours of training | Behavioural | Posit Science |
| Nintendo Brain AgeAlso: NintendoBrain Age 2 Software Nintendo DS Portable for home or office use Targeting 100 hours of training | Behavioural | Nintendo Brain Age |
Primary outcome
Work Activity
Time frame: 6 month and 12 month
1 secondary outcome
Neuropsychological Assessment
Time frame: 6 month and 12 month
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Aug 2018.
- Background: PubMed 11483142Bell M, Bryson G, Greig T, Corcoran C, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy: effects on neuropsychological test performance. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 Aug;58(8):763-8. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.8.763.
- Background: PubMed 17943687Bell M, Fiszdon J, Greig T, Wexler B, Bryson G. Neurocognitive enhancement therapy with work therapy in schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up of neuropsychological performance. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(5):761-70. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.02.0032.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33539561Roberts MT, Lloyd J, Valimaki M, Ho GW, Freemantle M, Bekefi AZ. Video games for people with schizophrenia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 4;2(2):CD012844. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012844.pub2.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29379114Bell MD, Laws H, Pittman B, Johannesen JK. Comparison of focused cognitive training and portable "brain-games" on functional outcomes for vocational rehabilitation participants. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 29;8(1):1779. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20094-w.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Morris D Bell, PhD principal investigator
VA RR&D, Yale University School of Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Cognitive Remediation and Nintendo Brain Age in people with Mental Illness and Schizophrenia, run by VA Connecticut Healthcare System at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Work Activity (time frame: 6 month and 12 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00829400, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Aug 2018.