Tests a virtual reality thinking-skills program for people with psychosis
Tests a virtual reality program to build thinking and social skills in people with psychosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Examining the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for People Living With Psychosis
Key facts
- Where
- Ottawa, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 60 years old?
Source: NCT05973110, who can take part
Where in Canada
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health CentreOttawa, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
- Trial code
- NCT05973110
- Record updated
- 16 April 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Examining the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Program for People Living With Psychosis
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: 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; Intellectual disability or a score equal or below 70 on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence.