Clinical trial NCT01708200: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Types of Memory Training Programs in People With a Diagnosis of Mental Illness.
Official title: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Types of Cognitive Training Interventions Administered to Individuals With a Diagnosis of a Mental Health Condition.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Memory Impairment
Keywords: Memory
Intervention
Computerized
Psychoeducational
Mental Illness
Lead sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2012-10-16
Enrollment: 76
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study will compare the effectiveness of a psychoeducational memory program versus a computerized memory program in individuals with mental illness. Although improvements are expected with both form of interventions, we do not know which will provide maximal benefit in this population.

Detailed description: The aim of the current study is to compare two memory strategies, a top-down (i.e., educational and interventional)protocol vs. a bottom-up (computerized)protocol, in a population of individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Performance on ecologically validated memory tasks will be measured before and after each intervention protocol. Improvements are expected following each protocol. However, there is no evidence available to support added benefits from one protocol over another. As such, the current study will endeavour to contrast the two intervention types (top-down vs. bottom-up) to determine which, if any, provides maximal benefit.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Memory impairment equivalent to 1.5 std. dev. below average for age
* Speak and read English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

* Older than 65 years of age
* Significant visual impairment (e.g., cataracts, macular degeneration)
* Motor impairment (e.g., hemiplegia on dominant side)
* Diagnosis of Dementia
* Alcohol and/or substance abuse (in past 3 months)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Declarative Memory Measure - Hopkins Verbal Learning Test
timeFrame: Participants will be asked to complete this measure prior to the start of the intervention and again at the completion of the intervention (i.e., interval of 5 weeks between pre and post measurements).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mood Measure - Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1993)
timeFrame: Participants will be asked to complete this measure prior to the start of the intervention and again at the completion of the intervention (i.e., interval of 5 weeks between pre and post measurements).
Other outcomes:
measure: Functional - Multifactorial Metamemory Questionnaire (Troyer & Rich, 2011)
timeFrame: Participants will be asked to complete this measure prior to the start of the intervention and again at the completion of the intervention (i.e., interval of 5 weeks between pre and post measurements).
Locations:
city: Hamilton
country: Canada
facility: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
state: Ontario
Study officials:
affiliation: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
name: Bruno J Losier, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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