Subjective Memory Complaints, Objective Memory Performance and Cognitive Training

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Disorders; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Chronic Pain; Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Cogmed working memory training; Behavioral: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02156128

100878

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 59 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Cogmed

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in a 3,5 week vocational rehabilitation program (containing cognitive therapy and physical exercise) are instructed to use a computer-based working memory training program (named CogMed) each weekday (5 days a week) for 5 weeks. Each training session consists of 8 different tasks and lasts 40-50 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cogmed working memory training

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

These subjects will participate in the vocational rehabilitation program for 3,5 weeks. The program includes cognitive therapy (ACT) and physical activity, but no working memory training.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control group