The Effect of Computerized Cognitive Training on Mood and Thinking Style Amongst Patients in Inpatient Settings

Ruhr University of Bochum

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anhedonia; Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Treatment as Usual; Behavioral: Positive Mental Imagery Training (PMIT); Behavioral: Cognitive Control Training (CCT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02958228

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to establish feasibility and provide initial estimates of efficacy of two computerized cognitive training procedures (a form of Positive Mental Imagery Training, PMIT, and a form of Cognitive Control Training, CCT) delivered as adjuncts to treatment as usual (TAU) in inpatient mental health treatment settings.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 18 years or above
• Sufficient German language skills
• Receiving treatment in a participating inpatient clinic during the timeframe of the study (i.e. they must be able to complete the training entirely within their admission).

Exclusion criteria

• Existence of a condition or circumstances that would interfere with completion of the study procedures (e.g. severe visual impairment, neurological problem, acute psychosis or substance withdrawal symptoms)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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57 participants in 3 patient groups

Positive Mental Imagery Training (PMIT)

Experimental group

Description:

Computerized Positive Mental Imagery Training (PMIT), a form of mental imagery-based cognitive bias modification adapted from previous experimental (e.g. Holmes, Lang, \& Shah, 2009) and clinical (e.g. Blackwell \& Holmes, 2010) work. The intervention consists of 8 sessions completed over a period of 2 weeks. The training takes place alongside participants' treatment as usual (TAU) in the inpatient setting.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as Usual

Behavioral: Positive Mental Imagery Training (PMIT)

Cognitive Control Training (CCT)

Active Comparator group

Description:

An adaptive Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT), adapted from that applied in previous studies (e.g. Siegle et al., 2007; Hoorelbeke et al., 2015). The intervention consists of 8 sessions completed over a period of 2 weeks. The training takes place alongside participants' treatment as usual (TAU) in the inpatient setting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Control Training (CCT)

Other: Treatment as Usual

Treatment as Usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive their treatment as usual (TAU) within the inpatient setting, which may include group/individual psychological therapy, a range of therapeutic activities, and pharmacological treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as Usual