Can Cognitive Training Decrease Reactive Aggression?

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Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Cognitive Deficits, Impulsive Aggression, Emotion, Impulsivity

In brief

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of cognitive training on emotion regulation, impulse control, and aggression in people with schizophrenia. The study compares a combination of computerized cognitive remediation and social cognition training (CRT+SCT) to cognitive remediation alone (CRT). Study outcomes include multiple measures of aggression, emotion regulation, impulse control, cognition, and symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03623477

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

90

Starts

2016-08-16

Expected to finish

2019-10-25

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder
• Age 18-60
• Mini Mental Status Exam score greater/equal to 24 at screening
• Auditory and visual acuity adequate to complete cognitive tests
• At least a score of 5 or more on the Life History of Aggression (LHA) aggression items or one confirmed assault in the past year
• Capacity and willingness to give consent

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to read or speak English
• Documented significant disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS)
• History of intellectual impairment predating psychosis (e.g., a diagnosis of developmental disability)

Where it is running

• Manhattan Psychiatric Center — New York, New York, United States
• NewYork Presbyterian Hospital — White Plains, New York, United States

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