Cognitive Remediation in Forensic Mental Health Care
Recruiting · NCT04610697 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
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Active ControlCognitive Remediation
What this trial is about
Forensic patients often display cognitive deficits, particularly in the domain of executive functions, that represent a challenge to forensic rehabilitation. One empirically-validated method to train executive functions is cognitive remediation, which consists of cognitive exercises combined with coaching. This trial investigates whether cognitive remediation can improve cognitive, functional, and clinical outcomes in forensic inpatients.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- i1. Age 18 - 55; i2. Ability to read and speak in fluent English; i3. Current status as inpatient on the Forensic Treatment Unit.
Exclusion criteria
- e1. Intellectual disability; e2. TBI with loss of consciousness followed by known severe neurological sequelae requiring hospitalisation and rehabilitation.
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada