Clinical trials: Social Cognition
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Oxytocin Treatment of Social Cognitive and Functional Deficits in Schizophrenia
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, improves social cognition, psychotic symptoms and social functioning in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- OTS-12WK (NCT01394471)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin Spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
Social Cognition and Personality Changes in Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease & Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The aim of this study is to compare personality and social cognition changes, including emotion detection and self-awareness, and neuroanatomical correlates in patients, and how that affects the caregiver-patient relationship.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT02964611
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Schizophrenia; Psychosis
Evaluating a Novel Mobile App for Social Cognition in Psychosis
To develop, and then evaluate a mobile phone app to deliver therapy homework activities between group sessions (social cognition intervention) in individuals with psychosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04260763
- Testing
- Social Cognition Group, Novel Mobile App
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being
Thrive at Home: A Virtual Reality Social Intervention for Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) based social platform can improve mental health and social connection for older adults who receive in-home care.
- Conditions
- Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being, Loneliness, Well Being
- Trial name
- Thrive at Home (NCT07835568)
- Testing
- Full Virtual Reality Social Intervention, Abbreviated Virtual Reality Social Intervention
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Cognitive Function 1, Social
The Effect of Cognitive Function Training Program for Community Elderly
Background. Recently, cognitive function training program has been shown to improve cognitive function in elders. However, the effects of cognitive function training program on elderly living in the community have not been…
- Trial name
- NCT05353920
- Testing
- Cognitive training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huie-Ling Chiu
Existential Suffering, Meaning of Life
Reminiscence-Based Life Review on Copying With Existential Suffering Among Older Cancer Survivors
Target Issue: Cognitive impairment in older cancer survivors is highly prevalent and the co-existing neuro-psychiatric symptoms, particularly depression, would further complicate the psychosocial consequence of existential…
- Conditions
- Existential Suffering, Meaning of Life, Cognitive Function, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05525299
- Testing
- Reminiscence-Based Life Review
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cognitive Decline, Aging
Effects of Comprehensive Community Support Programs on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults
This prospective observational study aims to investigate the effects of a multidomain community-based support program on cognitive function and quality of life in older adults attending the Vefahane Life Center in Istanbul…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Aging, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07610109
- Testing
- Multidomain Community Support Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD
Examining Dose-Related Effects of Oxytocin on Social Cognition Across Populations
Social cognition impairment is critical to the pathology and morbidity of a number of psychiatric disorders, including the schizophrenia spectrum, the autism spectrum and the personality disorders, thus representing a dimension…
- Conditions
- Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, SPD
- Trial name
- NCT02149823
- Testing
- Syntocinon 24 Intranasal Units (IU), Syntocinon 40 Intranasal Units (IU)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maria de las Mercedes Perez Rodriguez
Stroke, Stress, Psychological
Stroke Rehabilitation Utilizing Therapeutical Methods Designed for Nature Environments
Outpatient participants with a recent stroke diagnoses receive complimentary rehabilitation. The nature interventions include ergo- and physiotherapeutic and neurocognitive tasks with the support of an psychotherapeutic frame…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stress, Psychological, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06633146
- Testing
- Therapies in nature
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Joint Authority for Päijät-Häme Social and Health Care
Psychosis
Adaptation of Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Persons at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a modification of CET (Cognitive Enhancement Therapy) to address symptomatic and functional difficulties associated with Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR).
- Trial name
- CLUES (NCT02459210)
- Testing
- CLUES, therapy and computer games
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Psychosis
Cognitive Remediation for First Episode of Psychosis Patients
This study aims to look at the effectiveness of a combination of cognitive remediation and social cognition training to improve cognition and functioning when compared to cognitive remediation alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01967420
- Testing
- Cognitive remediation, Social cognition training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Social Cognition, Healthy Aging
Immersive Group Dance in Virtual Reality and Perceived Social Cohesion in Older Adults
This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based group dance program on perceived social cohesion among community-dwelling older adults…
- Conditions
- Social Cognition, Healthy Aging, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- VR-GD-COHESION (NCT07850479)
- Testing
- Immersive VR Group Dance Program, Conventional Light Physical Activity Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Schizophrenia
Treatment of Social Cognition in Schizophrenia Trial
This study is a multi-site, prospective, parallel arm, double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy of an experimental software program targeting social cognitive abilities versus a computer-based…
- Trial name
- TRuSST (NCT02246426)
- Testing
- Computerized plasticity-based adaptive cognitive training, Commercially available computerized training
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Physical Activity, Mental Health Wellness 1
Physical Exercise for Education ('Fit to Study')
Neuroscience evidence suggests that physical exercise can influence brain function and structure, both immediately and in the long-term.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Mental Health Wellness 1, Cognitive Function 1, Social, Academic Attainment
- Trial name
- FTS (NCT03286725)
- Testing
- Physical Education (PE) Programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford Brookes University
Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder
Virtual perI-/Menopause Registry of AusTrALia
13 million (50.7%) Australians are born with ovaries, 14% (~3 million) are currently aged 40-59 yrs, \& all such who live to midlife will experience menopause, defined as >12 months without a period.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Perimenopausal Disorder, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT06487130)
- Testing
- N/A Observational Registry
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bespoke Clinical Research
Depressive Disorder, Major, Treatment Outcome
Precision Medicine in the Depression Treatment
The BrainDrugs-D study uses multimodal neuroimaging combined with self-report measures, clinical and molecular markers to identify clinically relevant predictors that can identify subtypes of major depressive disorder (MDD) and…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trial name
- BDD (NCT05616559)
- Testing
- Treatment Package for First-Episode Depression
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Schizophrenia
Social Cognition in Youth Who Have a First Degree Relative With Schizophrenia
Social cognition is an individual's ability to perceive, process, understand, and react to other individuals in a social situation.
- Trial name
- NCT04681807
- Testing
- Emotion Recognition Training, Control Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Schizophrenia
Cinematic Virtual Reality Intervention for Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Individuals With Schizophrenia
Virtual reality (VR) is a novel and innovative intervention method increasingly used in psychiatric research and treatment. VR allows individuals to experience realistic, everyday social situations in a safe and controlled…
- Trial name
- NCT07326618
- Testing
- Cinematic Virtual Reality Psychososcial Treatment Program Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
The Efficacy of Metacognitive Skills Training in the Context of Forensic Psychiatric Care
Deficiencies in social cognition are part of the core symptomatology of psychotic disorders. And deficiencies in social cognition, the closely related concept of metacognition, and, for example, paranoid attitudes are all…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Psychotic Disorders, Delusional Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06005766
- Testing
- Metacognitive Skills Training (MCT), Treatment as usual
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jyvaskyla
Schizophrenia, Oxytocin
Adult Study Oxytocin - fMRI
In this study, investigators will examine the behavioral effects and neurophysiological mechanisms of the pro-social neuropeptide oxytocin in patients with recent-onset schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Oxytocin, Social Cognition, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Trial name
- ASO-fMRI (NCT02566356)
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Saline Nasal Spray
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco