Integrative Neuro-social Cognitive Strategy Programme for Instilling REcovery (INSPIRE) a
Adults with serious mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders) often experience a range of cognitive difficulties (such as memory, problem solving difficulties) that affect their ability to lead meaningful life roles. Cognitive remediation is an intervention to address cognitive difficulties
| Condition(s) | Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | Adults with serious mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders) often experience a range of cognitive difficulties (such as memory, problem solving difficulties) that affect their ability to lead meaningful life roles. Cognitive remediation is an intervention to address cognitive difficulties in this group of mental health service users. Its implementation in less well-resourced community-based settings is less well-studied. Therefore, the aims of the study are: * To investigate the effects of cognitive remediation on various cognitive skills (such as attention, memory, problem-solving, facial expression recognition, taking others' perspectives etc), for participants with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders in community mental health settings. * To investi |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th Edition (DSM-V). * Completed at least ten years of formal education with English as the main instructional language. Participants need to be able to converse in English and understand English instructions, as the cognitive remediation program will be conducted in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Known neurological diseases and epilepsy, which affects gains from cognitive remediation. * Unable to speak and understand English. * Hospitalized within the past one month. * Global Assessment of Functioning score of 30 or below, as participants who are too low functioning are unable to benefit from a strategy learning approach. |
| Ages | 21 Years to 60 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | Singapore Institute of Technology |
| Locations | Singapore, Singapore; Singapore, Singapore; Singapore, Singapore; Singapore, Singapore; Singapore, Singapore |
| Start date | 2024-08-06 |
| NCT ID | NCT06286202 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06286202 |