Cognitive Computer Training in Patients With Depression

Depression in Remission Clinical Trial

Official title: Evaluating Cognitive Computer Training as a Tool for Returning Earlier to Work After Depression

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Cognitive impairment plays an important role in functional recovery and leads to long-term sickness absence. Therefore there is a need of a treatment specifically improving cognitive functions. In this pilot study the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of using cognitive computer training in patients with unipolar depression to enhance cognitive performance. Further the investigators investigate whether this intervention shortens sick leave.

Clinical Trial Description

This study will evaluate cognitive computer training on patients in remission from depression by measuring the compliance and effect, investigating whether patients returned earlier to work and examine patients' physical and psychological health. This is done by comparing an intervention group and a control group.

Outpatients from psychiatric department Odense in Denmark will be recruited from December 2015 to July 2017.

At enrolment the participants wil be randomized 1:1 to either the intervention group or the control group. After the participants will complete a clinical interview and answer the The Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. The participants' cognitive function and depression severity will be measured at baseline and three months follow-up. At nine months follow-up the participants will receive an email with the SF-36 questionnaire and questions about their education and work status, which they were required to answer.

The intervention is a cognitive computer program, consisting of different computer games. The intervention will start at enrolment and finish at the three months follow-up. The participants in the intervention group will do trainings session lasting 10-20 minutes three times a week. Each participant ends up with a total of 36 training sessions. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Computer Training
• Depression
• Depression in Remission
• Depressive Disorder
• Returning to Work

• NCT number: NCT02821975
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Southern Denmark
• Contact: Anja F Elliott, BACH.MED.
• Phone: +45 60 79 57 24
• Email: anjaelliott@hotmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2015
• Completion date: October 2017