Performance-based Reinforcement to Enhance Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether monetary reinforcement for performance will enhance the effects of cognitive remediation therapy for substance users seeking treatment at an outpatient facility.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01633138

Run by

Yale University

People needed

40

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 to 60 years old
• Primary Alcohol and/or Cocaine Abuse/Dependence Diagnosis
• Abstinence from all drugs/alcohol for 30 days
• Mild cognitive impairment
• Sufficiently stable and plan to commit to 4 weeks of outpatient treatment
• Fluent in English and 6th grade reading ability

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cognitive impairment indicative of dementia
• Untreated bipolar or psychotic disorder
• Have current legal case pending such that incarceration during 4-week study is likely

Where it is running

• Substance Abuse Treatment Unit — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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