NCT05973110Recruiting
Examining the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for People Living With Psychosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Individuals living with a psychotic disorder often experience changes to their thinking and social skills that can lead to challenges with work, school, relationships and living independently. One intervention to target these areas is cognitive remediation therapy, which can be delivered in virtual reality to help apply the skills and strategies learned to day-to-day life. Over the past few years, our team has co-developed a cognitive remediation program in virtual reality with healthcare professionals and people with lived experiences of psychosis. The current trial tests the feasibility and efficacy of this cognitive remediation program in virtual reality at improving thinking skills, social skills, and daily life functioning.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 52 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 4 Jul 2023
- Start date
- 31 Jul 2023
- Primary completion date
- Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT05973110
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 52
- From 31 Jul 2023 to the primary completion date, Jul 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Neurological or medical disorders that may produce cognitive impairment (including head injury with more than 1 minute of loss of consciousness)
- Any vision conditions that cannot be corrected with contact lenses or glasses that can fit in the virtual reality googles.
- Past history of seizures, fit, and epilepsy
- Any severe medical condition related to the eyes, ears, and balance
- History of substance use disorder within the last 3 months
Other
- Intellectual disability or a score equal or below 70 on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of a psychosis-spectrum disorder
- Equal or between 18 to 60 years old
- Ability to read and speak English
- Be clinically stable, as defined as a total Positive And Negative Severity Symptoms score equal or between 30 - 95
- No changes to their medication dosage, starting a new medication, or stopping a medication within the past month before signing the consent form
Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ottawa | Canada | Recruiting |
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