Subjective Memory Complaints, Objective Memory Performance and Cognitive Training

Chronic Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study of Subjective Memory Complaints, Objective Memory Performance and Cognitive Training in Patients With Complex Symptom Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02156128
• Other study ID #: 100878
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 3, 2014
• Last updated: January 24, 2017
• Start date: October 2013
• Est. completion date: April 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine if repetitive computerized cognitive training improves working memory in patients who are on sick leave due to complex symptom disorders (chronic pain, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression and or sleep disorders), and whether effects of cognitive control training transfer to other tasks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: April 2015
• Est. primary completion date: March 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 59 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• on sick leave due to complex symptom disorders: chronic pain, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression and/or sleep disorders

• on sick leave for at least eight weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe mental disorder

• acute psychosis

• ongoing manic episode

• suicidal ideation

• ongoing abuse of alcohol or any other substance.

• not able to communicate in Norwegian

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety Disorders
• Chronic Pain
• Depression
• Depressive Disorder
• Disease
• Fatigue
• Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
• Parasomnias
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep Wake Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cogmed working memory training

• Control group

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	NKSS Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for sammensatte symptomlidelser	Trondheim

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Aasvik JK, Woodhouse A, Stiles TC, Jacobsen HB, Landmark T, Glette M, Borchgrevink PC, Landrø NI. Effectiveness of Working Memory Training among Subjects Currently on Sick Leave Due to Complex Symptoms. Front Psychol. 2017 Jan 6;7:2003. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Working memory capacity	Objective memory performance as assessed by a sample of neuropsychological tests from Cambridge Cognition - Cantab tests (Spatial Working Memory (SWM), One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (OTS), Stop Signal Task (SST)) Including Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT).	7 weeks
Secondary	Subjective memory complaints (SMC)	Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are measured by a self-report questionnaire "The Everyday Memory Questionnaire" We estimate prevalence of subjective memory complaints and examine the correspondence between SMC and symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue and chronic pain.	7 weeks
Secondary	Transfer to inhibition	Transfer to inhibition is demonstrated by significantly reduced Stop Signal Reaction Time on The Stop Signal Task	7 weeks