Comparing Thinking Skills for Work (TSW)Home Practice Program With Traditional TSW Program
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if using a tablet computer, which is a very small, easy-to-carry computer, to practice thinking exercises at home will help improve your attention, memory, and problem solving abilities. All the participants will receive training in the thinking skills for work program. But in order to determine the effect of tablet use for home practice, half of the participants will be given a tablet to practice the thinking exercises at home. All participants will be receiving vocational rehabilitation and have a goal of getting a job.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03005574
- Run by
- Boston University Charles River Campus
- People needed
- 64
- Starts
- 2017-01-27
- Expected to finish
- 2022-01-14
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-08-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- age 18 years or older; severe mental illness based on New York State Office of Mental Health criteria; not competitively employed but want to work; enrolled in vocational rehabilitation at Brooklyn Community Services; fluent in English.
You may not qualify if…
- prior receipt of more than 3 sessions of Thinking Skills for Work (TSW) Cognitive Remediation; medical disorder with known effects on cognitive functioning; inability to give informed consent.
Where it is running
- Brooklyn Community Services — Brooklyn, New York, United States
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