Work Activity Augmented by Cognitive Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder

In brief

This research investigates the benefits of productive activity and cognitive rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia. Key questions are: 1. does cognitive rehabilitation plus work activity produce better outcomes than work activity alone? 2. Is cognitive rehabilitation more helpful for individuals with moderate or greater cognitive impairment than for individuals without such impairment? 3. Does cognitive rehabilitation reduce the dropout rate and increase participation in work activity for cognitively impaired subjects? 4. What features of cognitive rehabilitation are most important for clinical and rehabilitation outcomes?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00430560

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

150

Starts

2000-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder

You may not qualify if…

• change in psychiatric medications or housing within 30 days of study intake
• episode of drug abuse within 30 days of study intake
• GAF score 30 or less
• known neurological disease or developmental disability

Where it is running

• VA Connecticut Healthcare System — West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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