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Cognitive Neurocomputational Task Reliability & Clinical Applications Consortium (CNTRACS): Study 1 (CNTRACS)

28 september 2026 uppdaterad av: Deanna Barch, Washington University School of Medicine

Cognitive Neurocomputational Task Reliability & Clinical Applications Consortium

In Study 1, investigators will test the ability of each of the seven paradigms to differentiate between schizophrenia (SZ)/schizoaffective disorder (SZA) and matched healthy control subjects (HC) and to predict individual differences in clinical measures of hallucinations and delusions (as well as measures of function). Investigators will also directly compare the tasks in terms of predictive ability and psychometric properties and determine whether the tasks share variance or explain unique variance. This will include determining whether hallucinations and delusions are best explained by separate underlying processes or by a single process. Investigators will also test whether the model-based parameters from these studies are more precise and sensitive than standard behavioral methods for assessing deficits across psychotic disorders and for predicting hallucinations and delusions (Aim 1). Investigators will also validate key model-based parameters against well-characterized neurophysiological measures using electroencephalogram (EEG) (Aim 4). The data from Study 1 will also be used to optimize (e.g., length, floor, and ceiling effects) tasks for Study 2. To generate a sample with sufficient variation in hallucinations and delusions, investigators will recruit the following groups that balance feasibility with clinical relevance: A) healthy controls (HC) [HC, N=125]; B) schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder [SZ/SZA, N=200]). For Study 1, investigators will ensure that 40 patients are unmedicated. Investigators anticipate a ~20% screen fail/drop-out rate based on our prior Cognitive Neuroscience Test Reliability and Clinical Applications for Schizophrenia Consortium (CNTRACS) studies. Thus, investigators will run an additional 40 SZ/SZA and 15 HC. All sites have experience recruiting patients in each of these groups as indicated by our past successful studies, and the fact that investigators have been able to recruit patients with significant hallucinations and delusions in all groups. Investigators will also validate key model-based parameters against well-characterized neurophysiological measures using electroencephalogram (EEG) (Aim 4). The data from Study 1 will also be used to optimize (e.g., length, floor, and ceiling effects) tasks for Study 2. To generate a sample with sufficient variation in hallucinations and delusions, investigators will recruit the following groups that balance feasibility with clinical relevance: A) healthy controls (HC) [HC, N=125]; B) schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder [SZ/SZA, N=200]). For Study 1, investigators will ensure that 40 patients are unmedicated. Investigators anticipate a ~20% screen fail/drop-out rate based on our prior Cognitive Neuroscience Test Reliability and Clinical Applications for Schizophrenia Consortium (CNTRACS) studies. Thus, investigators will run an additional 40 SZ/SZA and 15 HC. All sites have experience recruiting patients in each of these groups as indicated by our past successful studies, and the fact that investigators have been able to recruit patients with significant hallucinations and delusions in all groups.

Studieöversikt

Status

Rekrytering

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

Each participant will complete 4 sessions (~3 hours each) within 3 weeks, as in our prior studies. The first session includes clinical, self-report, proxy function, and community function assessments. Sessions 2-4 are for task and electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements. Each participant will complete 7 tasks across these sessions, while EEG is recorded. Task order will be counterbalanced across sessions. Clinical Assessment and Self-Report: A trained assessor will diagnose participants using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-5) for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) Text Revision 59 (TR59). Clinicians will rate hallucination and delusion symptom severity with the Chicago Hallucinations Assessment Tool (CHAT) and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Investigators will use the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) to evaluate the degree of preoccupation, conviction, distress, and life disruption associated with hallucinations and delusions elicited on the BPRS and CHAT. To address specificity, investigators will administer the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS). For self-report, investigators will use the Beliefs about Voices Scale, which assesses attributions about the origin and power of voices, and the Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) scale, which evaluates the extent to which people feel they can exert control over their voices. Investigators also will use the Peters Delusion Inventory to assess the extent of delusional thinking, supplemented by the Green Paranoia Scale to provide additional coverage of persecutory beliefs. To assess specificity, investigators will use the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess depression, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to assess anxiety, and the Motivation and Pleasure Scale-Self-Report (MAP-SR) to assess anhedonia and motivation. Investigators will conduct a principal components analysis (PCA) on measures of the same construct (e.g., delusions) and perform primary analyses using the first principal component, followed by secondary analyses of specific measures False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction. Community Function: Patients will complete the Specific Levels of Functioning (SLOF) scale, a validated scale of work and community function. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Common Data Elements: Investigators will acquire the additional NIMH Tier 1 Common Data elements (e.g., World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2 (WHODAS 2.0) & DSM-5 Symptom Measure). General Cognitive Ability. Investigators will include standard general cognitive measures to assess the specificity of effects beyond general cognitive impairment. Specifically, investigators will include validated online measures from TestMyBrain (https://www.testmybrain.org/using-tmb/research.html; Digit Symbol Coding, Vocabulary, and Matrix Reasoning), as in our prior work in both clinical and healthy populations. Electroencephalogram (EEG) Procedures: During the above tasks, 64-channel EEG will be recorded from Direct Current (DC)-130 Hertz (Hz) using a 500 Hz sampling rate. Offline data preprocessing will be conducted using Matlab toolboxes EEGLAB and ERPLAB, including segmenting, baseline correction, Independent Component Analysis (ICA)-based artifact correction, artifact rejection, and filtering.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

325

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

  • Namn: Deanna Barch, Ph.D.
  • Telefonnummer: 314-935-8729
  • E-post: dbarch@wustl.edu

Studera Kontakt Backup

  • Namn: Clinical Coordinator
  • Telefonnummer: 314-747-2160
  • E-post: ingram@wustl.edu

Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • California
      • Irvine, California, Förenta staterna, 92868
        • Rekrytering
        • University of California, Irvine
        • Kontakt:
    • Illinois
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, Förenta staterna, 21201
        • Rekrytering
        • University of Maryland, Baltimore
        • Kontakt:
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, Förenta staterna, 55455
        • Rekrytering
        • University of Minnesota
        • Kontakt:
          • Angus Macdonald III, Ph.D.
          • Telefonnummer: 612-624-3813
          • E-post: angus@umn.edu
        • Kontakt:
    • Missouri
      • St Louis, Missouri, Förenta staterna, 63108
        • Rekrytering
        • Washington University
        • Kontakt:
        • Kontakt:

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år till 59 år (Vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

General Inclusion

  1. age 18 to 59
  2. no substance disorder in past six months (confirmed with urine drug screens and breathalyzers);
  3. no clinically significant head injury or neurological disease. 4. Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR) score =16+.

Group Specific Criteria: Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder (SZ):

  1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective;
  2. no medication changes in prior month or anticipated in the next month or not taking medications
  3. outpatient or partial hospital if unmedicated

Healthy Controls (HC):

  1. no Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder;
  2. no family history of psychosis or bipolar

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthy Controls (HC):

  1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder diagnosis
  2. Family history of psychosis or bipolar

Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder (SZ/SZA): additional exclusion criteria for the unmedicated individuals are:

  1. not in acute exacerbation requiring immediate hospitalization or treatment
  2. self-reported medication non-compliance for at least the four previous weeks 3)never having started medications

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Grundläggande vetenskap
  • Tilldelning: N/A
  • Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Motion Perception Task Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

With 15 degrees of initial or changed direction vs. the probability of failing to update.
1 hour
Sine Wave Speech Task Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

Percentage of trials coded as speech or not vs Dprime
1 hour
Volatility Task Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

Percent correct bag captures during periods of stability vs. instability - patients worse in both, but particularly impaired in instability vs. Environmental volatility belief parameter
1 hour
Choice Probabilistic Reversal Performance Task
Tidsram: 1 hour

in-switch rate - higher in patients, particularly paranoid patients vs. prior on volatility belief updating in response to volatility
1 hour
Kamin Blocking Task Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

number of times they predict allergy following blocked cue vs. prediction errors and learning rates
1 hour
Minnesota Trust Game Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

Percent of trusting choices depending on decision-agent and temptation vs. spite-guilt beliefs estimate
1 hour
Dynamic Trust Game Performance
Tidsram: 1 hour

Trust indexed by mean investment versus learning rates
1 hour

Samarbetspartners och utredare

Det är här du hittar personer och organisationer som är involverade i denna studie.

Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Samarbetspartners

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
University of Chicago
University of Minnesota
University of California, Irvine
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Deanna Barch, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine

Publikationer och användbara länkar

Den som ansvarar för att lägga in information om studien tillhandahåller frivilligt dessa publikationer. Dessa kan handla om allt som har med studien att göra.

Allmänna publikationer

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

1 oktober 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

30 juni 2031

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

30 juni 2031

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

11 september 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 september 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

2 oktober 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

2 oktober 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 september 2026

Senast verifierad

1 september 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • 201904012: Study 1
  • 2R01MH084840 (U.S.S. NIH-anslag/kontrakt)

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

Planerar du att dela individuella deltagardata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivning

Our plan is to share de-identified participant data through the National Data Archive (NDA) as required by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Läkemedels- och apparatinformation, studiedokument

Studerar en amerikansk FDA-reglerad läkemedelsprodukt

Nej

Studerar en amerikansk FDA-reglerad produktprodukt

Nej

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