NCT07602712Not yet recruiting
Using Illusions to Boost Social Cognition
Socio-cognitive Benefits of Exposure to Visual Illusions in Patients With Psychotic Disorders
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to explore whether the observation of complex visual objects can help improve social cognition in people living with psychotic disorders. Social cognition refers to the ability to understand what others think, feel, or intend, and plays a key role in social relationships and daily interactions. Main questions this study aims to answer: * Does dyadic exposure to complex visual objects improve mental state attribution, as measured by the Faux Pas Test? * Does the intervention enhance related domains of social cognition, including implicit intention inference (Hinting Task), interpretation of complex interactions (Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition, MASC), and reduction of hostile attribution biases (Ambiguous Intentions Hostility Questionnaire, AIHQ)? * Are improvements maintained after one month, and do patients who receive the intervention later (waitlist group) show the same benefits once exposed?
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 May 2026
- Start date
- Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- Jan 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
- Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- NCT number
- NCT07602712
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, Jan 2029
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Concurrent participation in another social cognition remediation program
- Significant change in psychotropic medication within the past month
Other illness
- Uncorrectable visual impairment preventing participation
Other
- Clinical state incompatible with participation in group-based activities (e.g., severe psychomotor agitation, severe behavioural disturbance)
- Diagnosis of intellectual disability
- Insufficient comprehension of French for verbal interaction and test completion
- Pregnant women
- Individuals under full guardianship (tutorship)
Who the study is looking for
- Aged 18 to 40 years
- Fluent French speaker
- Has provided written informed consent
- For individuals under guardianship (curatorship): inclusion is permitted if the curator is available to assist or advise when needed.
- Established diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, or brief psychotic disorder according to theDiagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5-TR) criteria
- Presence of social cognition impairment, defined by:subjective complaint reported by the participant or identified by care teams regarding difficulties in social interaction and clinical confirmation of observable difficulties (e.g., social withdrawal, misinterpretation of others' intentions, inappropriate social behaviour)
- Membership or entitlement to a social security plan
Age in the registry: 18 years to 40 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH Le Vinatier Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bron | France | Unknown status |
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