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Social Cognition Training for Schizophrenia

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Joanna Fiszdon, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up intake, 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing a new behavioral intervention, social cognition interaction training (SCIT), to see if it can improve social cognition in people with schizophrenia. SCIT involves 20-24 sessions of group training. The trial will compare people who receive SCIT to a control group who do not receive the intervention. Assessments of symptoms, social cognition, basic cognition, and community function will be conducted before and after the intervention to see if SCIT is effective.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~intake, 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and intake, 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Social cognitive measures
Secondary outcome measures
basic cognitive measures

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: 2 Wait List ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wait list control; 6 months of treatment as usual followed by Social Cognition Interaction Training group
Group II: 1 Social Cognition Interaction TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Will receive 20-26 sessions of a manualized group treatment called Social Cognition Interaction Training

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemLead Sponsor
81 Previous Clinical Trials
6,635 Total Patients Enrolled
6 Trials studying Schizophrenia
411 Patients Enrolled for Schizophrenia
Joanna Fiszdon, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorVA Connecticut Heathcare System and Yale University

Media Library

Social Cognition Interaction Training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT00587561 — N/A
Schizophrenia Research Study Groups: 2 Wait List Control, 1 Social Cognition Interaction Training
Schizophrenia Clinical Trial 2023: Social Cognition Interaction Training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT00587561 — N/A
Social Cognition Interaction Training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT00587561 — N/A

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Efficacy of Social Cognition Training in Schizophrenia
2008. "Efficacy of Social Cognition Training in Schizophrenia". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00587561.
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