Cognitive Stimulation in Adolescents

Johns Hopkins University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Substance Use Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Computerized tasks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01948674

NA_00080023

R21DA034942 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see if computer tasks that challenge the brain (cognitively stimulating tasks) can improve memory and other types of thinking in adolescents and young adults who are being treated for substance use problems. The study will compare the effects of different versions of the computer tasks.

Enrollment: 87 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 21 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 14-21
• Diagnosis of substance use disorder (SUD) by DSM-IV criteria with marijuana as primary substance of abuse
• eligible for intensive outpatient treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Untreated psychiatric disorder that might make participation hazardous
• Any condition associated with severe cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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87 participants in 2 patient groups

computerized tasks- adaptive

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Computerized tasks

computerized tasks - nonadaptive

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Computerized tasks