Cognitive Determinants of Psychoeducation and Information in Psychoses (COGPIP)

March 25, 2008 updated by: German Research Foundation

Psychoeducation in Patients With Schizophrenia: Neuropsychological Performance and Cognitive Training as Determinants of Outcome

The aim of the study is to examine whether the efficacy of psychoeducation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders is dependent on their cognitive performance level and if a preceding cognitive training can enhance the therapeutic effects of psychoeducation

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Schizophrenic inpatients are examined shortly after admission with a broad battery of clinical and neurological rating scales and neuropsychological tests. They are then randomized to either standard treatment (including antipsychotic medications, art and occupational therapy, psychotherapy) or to standard treatment plus daily computerbased cognitive training (COGPACK; ten 1-hour sessions over two weeks). After repetition of the broad assessment battery all patients (and some of their family members) take part in a bifocal psychoeducation group program (eight 1-hour sessions over four weeks). Specific pre-post measures are illness knowledge, self and expert ratings of adherence to treatment, insight to the illness, treatment satisfaction. The study also includes a 9-month follow-up, with number of rehospitalizations, days in hospital and psychopathology as the primary outcome measures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Thomas Jahn, Prof. Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych.
  • Phone Number: +49 (0)89-4140 4278
  • Email: th.jahn@lrz.tum.de

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Munich, Germany, 81675
        • Recruiting
        • Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 58 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatients
  • Informed consent
  • German as first language or very good knowledge of German

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental retardation
  • Any serious somatic illness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: no training
Experimental: COGPACK training
Behavioral: COGPACK training, psychoeducation
Bifocal psychoeducation group program (Munich Psychoses Information Program - PIP) with preceding computerbased cognitive training program (COGPACK)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
illness knowledge, adherence to treatment, insight to the illness, satisfaction with treatment. 9-month follow-up: number of rehospitalizations, days in hospital
Time Frame: Baseline, after cognitive training, after psychoeducation, 9-month after end of psychoeducation
Baseline, after cognitive training, after psychoeducation, 9-month after end of psychoeducation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Psychopathological status
Psychosocial rehabilitation

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

German Research Foundation

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Thomas Jahn, Prof. Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych., Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klnikum rechts der Isar, Technbical Univesity Munich

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2008

Last Verified

March 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DFG Ja 680 / 4-2, 4-3

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