Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment to Enhance Cognition in Bipolar Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Mclean Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Psychosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate a neuroplasticity-oriented, computer-based cognitive remediation treatment program in patients with bipolar disorder and its effects on cognitive defici...

Detailed Description

Cognitive dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a major feature of bipolar disorder (BD), present by illness onset, persistent into euthymia, and associated with functional outcome. Deficits are q...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of BD with psychosis
  • Positive and Negative syndrome Scale (PANSS) \< 75; PANSS Psychosis item scores = 3 or under; Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) = 6 or under
  • Age between 18 and 50
  • Within 10 years of illness onset
  • Legal and mental competency of the participant

Exclusion

  • Age under 18 or over 50
  • PANSS \>75; PANSS Psychosis item scores \>3; YMRS \> 6
  • Legal or mental incompetence (legal incompetence defined by any guardianship (including of person or treatment guardianship); mental incompetence defined by failure of the informed consent survey)
  • Psychiatric inpatient status at time of enrollment
  • Delirium secondary to medical illness
  • Psychotic or mood disorder due to general medical or neurological illness
  • History of head trauma
  • History of seizure disorder or photo-sensitive seizures
  • Use of anticholinergic medication, clozapine or olanzapine at baseline
  • Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder
  • Diagnosis of current substance abuse (past month) or substance dependence within the past year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01470781

Start Date

June 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

September 28 2021

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McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478