Status:
COMPLETED
Cognitive Skills Training for Homeless Youth
Lead Sponsor:
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Affective Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-22 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many young people who are homeless have cognitive deficits which impede their ability to secure and maintain employment. This study looks to see if targeting cognitive deficits can improve cognition a...
Detailed Description
The aim of this research is to conduct a controlled study of cognitive remediation, to provide feasibility data on adapting an established empirically-based cognitive intervention for homeless youth t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have a current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) Axis I diagnosis
- residing at Covenant House New York Rights of Passage Program
- psychiatrically stable for at least 21 days
- English speaking
Exclusion
- mental retardation (\<70 Intelligence Quotient; IQ) on premorbid intelligence estimate)
- risk for suicide or violence
- unremitted substance dependence within the past 6 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
188 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01815398
Start Date
July 1 2012
End Date
January 1 2017
Last Update
March 28 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Covenant House New York
New York, New York, United States, 10019