Neuropsychological Rehabilitation of Spontaneous Confabulation

Memory Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title: Study of the Neuroanatomical Circuits, Predictors and Prognostic Factors of Spontaneous Confabulation: Designing an Assessment and Rehabilitation Program

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Confabulators consistently generate false memories without intention to deceive and with great feeling of rightness. However, there is currently no known effective treatment for them. In order to fill this gap, the aim of this trial was to design a neuropsychological treatment based on the current theoretical models and test it experimentally in two groups of confabulators: experimental vs. control. The treatment consisted of some brief material that patients had to learn and recall at both immediate and delayed moments. After both recollections, patients were given feedback about their performance (errors and correct responses). Pre-treatment and post-treatment baselines were administered. Confabulators in the control group performed the baselines without treatment, and were then offered the treatment after the second baseline.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Memory Disorders

• NCT number: NCT02540772
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: San Rafael University Hospital, Granada, Spain
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2013
• Completion date: April 2015