Pharmacological Approach to Improve the Outcome of Social Cognition Training
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Individuals with schizophrenia often have serious deficits in their abilities to perceive and interpret socially relevant information. These deficits in social cognition can lead to misunderstanding the intentions of others and failing to interpret social signals that are important for successful social interactions. The relationship between social cognition and functioning has led our group to develop a research agenda that includes understanding the neural underpinnings of social cognitive deficits, measuring these impairments using brain-based biomarkers and clinical assessments, and enhancing our Social Cognitive Skills Training program to improve social cognition and promote recovery.
Oxytocin, which is a hormone and neurotransmitter, is believed to impact social cognition through increased orienting toward and attending to socially salient visual features. There is also evidence that oxytocinergic signaling is impaired in schizophrenia. With this research, we hope to learn whether administration of oxytocin will improve different aspects of social cognition by examining the effects of oxytocin versus placebo administered intranasally before each of 12 sessions of a social cognitive skills training program on measures of independent living, work and social functioning.
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- フェーズ 1
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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California
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Los Angeles、California、アメリカ、90073
- West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition
- Stable on an antipsychotic medication
- No change in antipsychotic dose of >10% during the past 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to provide informed consent
- History of epilepsy
- Active medical conditions that would make the study unsafe
- History of serious head injury
- History of hyponatremia
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:処理
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:4倍
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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アクティブコンパレータ:Placebo+Social Cognitive Skills Training
The training utilizes skill building techniques that are commonly used in psychiatric rehabilitation.
These include breaking down complex social cognitive processes into their components and automating these skills through repetition and practice.
The training programs will include 12 sessions and will be administered in a small group format (6-8 participants per group) twice a week for 6 weeks.
The treatment groups will include individuals who are assigned to placebo.
Each training session will last for about 90 minutes (1 hour training and 30 minutes between placebo administration and start of training).
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Placebo, matched to Oxytocin, intranasal inhalation
The training utilizes skill building techniques that are commonly used in psychiatric rehabilitation.
These include breaking down complex social cognitive processes into their components and automating these skills through repetition and practice.
The training programs will include 12 sessions and will be administered in a small group format (6-8 participants per group) twice a week for 6 weeks.
Each training session will last for about 90 minutes (1 hour training and 30 minutes between drug administration and start of training).
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実験的:Oxytocin+Social Cognitive Skill Training
The training utilizes skill building techniques that are commonly used in psychiatric rehabilitation.
These include breaking down complex social cognitive processes into their components and automating these skills through repetition and practice.
The training programs will include 12 sessions and will be administered in a small group format (6-8 participants per group) twice a week for 6 weeks.
The treatment groups will include individuals who are assigned to oxytocin.
Each training session will last 90 minutes (1 hour training and 30 minutes between oxytocin administration and start of training).
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The training utilizes skill building techniques that are commonly used in psychiatric rehabilitation.
These include breaking down complex social cognitive processes into their components and automating these skills through repetition and practice.
The training programs will include 12 sessions and will be administered in a small group format (6-8 participants per group) twice a week for 6 weeks.
Each training session will last for about 90 minutes (1 hour training and 30 minutes between drug administration and start of training).
Oxytocin 40 IU, intranasal inhalation
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Composite Social Cognition Score
時間枠:Baseline, 6 weeks, and 10 weeks
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We will assess emotion management, emotion perception, social context processing/social perception, theory of mind, attributional bias, and empathic accuracy.
The primary summary measure for each test will be mean-centered and standardized to create a Z-score that will be averaged to create a single composite score for social cognition, serving as the primary outcome measure.
Parallel follow-up analyses will be conducted on individual components to determine which measures are most affected by treatment.
Similar secondary analyses will be employed for the event related potential (ERP) and basic cognition measures.
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Baseline, 6 weeks, and 10 weeks
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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Stephen R Marder, MD、Department of Veterans Affairs, University of California Los Angeles
出版物と役立つリンク
一般刊行物
- Feifel D, Macdonald K, Nguyen A, Cobb P, Warlan H, Galangue B, Minassian A, Becker O, Cooper J, Perry W, Lefebvre M, Gonzales J, Hadley A. Adjunctive intranasal oxytocin reduces symptoms in schizophrenia patients. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Oct 1;68(7):678-80. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.04.039. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
- Marder SR, Wirshing WC, Mintz J, McKenzie J, Johnston K, Eckman TA, Lebell M, Zimmerman K, Liberman RP. Two-year outcome of social skills training and group psychotherapy for outpatients with schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Dec;153(12):1585-92. doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.12.1585.
- Horan WP, Kern RS, Tripp C, Hellemann G, Wynn JK, Bell M, Marder SR, Green MF. Efficacy and specificity of social cognitive skills training for outpatients with psychotic disorders. J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Aug;45(8):1113-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.01.015. Epub 2011 Mar 4.
- Heinrichs M, von Dawans B, Domes G. Oxytocin, vasopressin, and human social behavior. Front Neuroendocrinol. 2009 Oct;30(4):548-557. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.05.005. Epub 2009 Jun 6.
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