Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality-based Cognitive Remediation in Patients With Mood - or Psychosis Spectrum Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, Denmark

Collaborating Sponsors:

TrygFonden, Denmark

University of Copenhagen

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of a four-weeks, intensive virtual reality (VR)-based cognitive remediation (training) programme involving simulated daily-life challenges ...

Detailed Description

The current study will include outpatients with a mood disorders (unipolar - or bipolar disorder) in full or partial remission at the time of inclusion (score ≤ 14 on the Hamilton Depression or a psyc...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Fluent Danish skills
  • Meet the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10) diagnosis of unipolar disorder, bipolar disorder (types I and II) or a psychosis spectrum disorder (i.e. F20-F29) confirmed using the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) interview
  • Patients must have objective and subjective cognitive impairment at the time of inclusion. Objective cognitive impairment is defined a total score on the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry - Danish version (SCIP-D) ≥ 0.5 standard deviations (SD) below the expected total score based on age, education, and gender or as a score ≥ 0.5 SD below the expected score on a minimum of two out of the five subtests (verbal learning test - immediate, working memory test, verbal fluency test, verbal learning, test - delayed, and processing speed test). Subjective cognitive impairment is defined as a score ≥ 14 on the Cognitive Complaints in Bipolar Disorder Rating Scale (COBRA).

Exclusion

  • Current drug or substance abuse
  • A daily use of benzodiazepines \>22.5 mg oxazepam or \>7.5 mg diazepam (cutoffs for doses with limited cognitive side effects)
  • Comorbid neurological disorder
  • Previous serious head trauma
  • Dyslexia
  • Pregnancy
  • Claustrophobia (fMRI scan)
  • Having a pacemaker or other metal implants inside the body (fMRI scan)
  • Having had electroconvulsive therapy in the 3 months prior to inclusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 13 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06038955

Start Date

October 1 2022

End Date

December 13 2024

Last Update

November 21 2025

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Neurocognition and Emotion in Affective Disorders (NEAD) Centre, Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Frederiksberg hospital

Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2000