Cognitive Remediation and Sheltered Employment in Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT01891929

Last Updated: 2019-02-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

79 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-22

Brief Summary

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This study, driven on schizophrenic patients, is aimed at :

1. Measuring the efficiency of the cognitive remediation program RECOS (COgnitive REmediation in Schizophrenia) on the capacity of the patients suffering from schizophrenia to improve the integration in sheltered employment (ESAT and EA).
2. Comparing the efficiency of the program of cognitive remediation RECOS (RECOS arm) to the one of an usual program of coverage/care (TAU arm = Treatment As Usual) on integration in sheltered employment of patients suffering from schizophrenia.
3. Realizing a comparative analysis, in both arms, of :

1. the number of working hours achieved in sheltered environment during the 6 months following the two programs (reported to the working time planned by the contract of employment)
2. the duration of such employments in sheltered areas.
4. Estimating the impact of RECOS on the neuropsychological variables, the symptomatology, the consciousness of the disorders(insight), the quality of life and the social autonomy before the treatment (month M0), at the end of the treatment (month M3), and 6 months later (month M9), and looking for a correlation between the improvement of these parameters and sheltered employment.
5. Estimating the impact of cognitive remediation on integration in sheltered employment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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RECOS

The RECOS program (COgnitive REmediation for Schizophrenia) was designed by SBT Company and adapted by Vianin et al (2007) for specific use in schizophrenia. It includes computer based and paper and pencil exercises that target 6 main cognitive functions (selective attention; verbal memory; visuo-spatiale attention and memory, working memory, reasoning, and speed of execution) which have been recommended by the MATRICS consensus. Each exercise has 10 difficulty levels. Allocation of the training modules in RECOS is determined according to the standard scores obtained in the comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Each patient participates in the module corresponding to his/her most altered cognitive area.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RECOS (COgnitive REmediation for Schizophrenia)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Every RECOS patient will benefit, with his therapist, from 2 sessions of 1 hour of training per week over a 14 weeks period (M1 to M3), plus 1 hour per week of task to be realized at home. All in all, it is thus about a training period of 42 hours.

After remediation, the follow-up of the patient will be led by his therapist with monthly appointments during 6 months (M4 to M9).

In parallel, neuropsychological and clinical scores will be assessed before (M0) and after the training period (M3), as well as at the end of the study (M9). Working and relational abilities will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the working period (M4 and M9).

TAU (Treatment as Usual)

The treatment of the group TAU (Treatment As Usual) will consist of the usual care proposed by every service of the various inquiring centers involved. No additional session will be proposed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

TAU (Treatment As Usual)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The treatment of the group TAU (Treatment As Usual) will consist of the usual care proposed by every service of the various inquiring centers involved. No additional session will be proposed.

In parallel, neuropsychological and clinical scores will be assessed before (M0) and after the training period (M3), as well as at the end of the study (M9). Working and relational abilities will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the working period (M4 and M9).

Interventions

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RECOS (COgnitive REmediation for Schizophrenia)

Every RECOS patient will benefit, with his therapist, from 2 sessions of 1 hour of training per week over a 14 weeks period (M1 to M3), plus 1 hour per week of task to be realized at home. All in all, it is thus about a training period of 42 hours.

After remediation, the follow-up of the patient will be led by his therapist with monthly appointments during 6 months (M4 to M9).

In parallel, neuropsychological and clinical scores will be assessed before (M0) and after the training period (M3), as well as at the end of the study (M9). Working and relational abilities will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the working period (M4 and M9).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TAU (Treatment As Usual)

The treatment of the group TAU (Treatment As Usual) will consist of the usual care proposed by every service of the various inquiring centers involved. No additional session will be proposed.

In parallel, neuropsychological and clinical scores will be assessed before (M0) and after the training period (M3), as well as at the end of the study (M9). Working and relational abilities will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the working period (M4 and M9).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age from 18 to 50 years.
* Schizophrenia according to the criteria of the DSM-IV-TR.
* Project of entry to ESAT or to EA in the 6 weeks which follow.
* IQ \> 70 (F-NART).
* Stable symptomatology during the month preceding the inclusion.
* Psychotropic treatment unchanged during the month preceding the inclusion (change no more than 25 % posology).
* Overdrawn performances in at least one of the 6 functions estimated by the kit of neuropsychological tests.
* French mother tongue.
* Informed and signed consent by the patient.
* Agreement of the guardian (for protected adults).
* Membership in a national insurance scheme.

Exclusion Criteria

* Dependence and recent abuses of cannabis (\> 2 / week) or in any other substance (according to the criteria of the DSM-IV-TR), except tobacco.
* Neurological disorders of vascular, infectious or neurodegenerative origin; dyschromatopsie.
* Taking of medicine with somatic tropism having a cerebral or psychic impact (eg: corticoids).
* Simultaneous participation to any other program of remediation targeting the neurocognitive deficits.
* Resistance to neuroleptic.
* Reading and writing not acquired.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sainte Anne Hospital (Paris)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Clermont-de-l'Oise Hospital (Clermont-de-l'Oise)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Saint-Egrève Hospital (Saint-Egrève)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier de Niort

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sainte-Marguerite Hospital (Marseille)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Tours

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mental Health Center MGEN (Rueil-Malmaison)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nantes University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mental Health Center MGEN (Lille)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hôpital le Vinatier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nicolas FRANCK, Pr

University professor - Hospital practitioner

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nicolas FRANCK, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Service of Rehabilitation (SUR) of the Vinatier Hospital

Brice MARTIN, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Service of Rehabilitation (SUR) of the Vinatier Hospital

Isabelle AMADO, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Center of Study and Clinical Research (CERC) of the Ste Anne Hospital

Corinne LAUNAY, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Center of Study and Clinical Research (CERC) of the Ste Anne Hospital

Marie-Cécile BRALET, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Service CRISALID of the Clermont-de-l'Oise's Hospital

Elisabeth GIRAUD-BARO, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Saint-Egrève's Hospital

Julien DUBREUCQ, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Saint-Egrève's Hospital

Pascal BLOCH, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Niort's Hopsital

Christophe LANCON, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sainte Marguerite Hospital

Eric FAKRA, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sainte Marguerite Hospital

Jean-Michel ZAKOIAN, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ecole Nationale de la statistique

Christian FRANCQ, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ecole Nationale de la statistique

Pascal VIANIN, Doctor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Nathalie GUILLARD-BOUHET, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Henri Laborit Hospital

Muriel BONAÏTI, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Saint Cyr Hospital

Jérome GRAUX, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Tours University Hospital

Bernard DUBOUIS, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Rueil-Malmaison)

Vincent SCHAER, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Rueil-Malmaison)

Jérome SETTON, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Rueil-Malmaison)

Vincent DELAUNAY, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Nantes University Hospital

Marion CHIRIO-ESPITALIER, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Nantes University Hospital

Ingrid DUR, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Lille)

Sophie DELILLE, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Lille)

Olivier MAZAS, Doctor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Mental Health Center MGEN (Lille)

Locations

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Hôpital Le Vinatier Pôle Centre

Bron, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Le Vinatier Pôle Est

Bron, , France

Site Status

Mental Health Center (MGEN)

Lille, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Ste Marguerite

Marseille, , France

Site Status

Nantes University Hospital

Nantes, , France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier de Niort

Niort, , France

Site Status

Hôpital Ste Anne

Paris, , France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

Poitiers, , France

Site Status

Mental Health Center (MGEN)

Rueil-Malmaison, , France

Site Status

Saint-Cyr Hospital

Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, , France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier de St-Egrève

Saint-Egrève, , France

Site Status

Centre de Santé Mentale Angevin (CESAME)

Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire, , France

Site Status

Tours University Hospital

Tours, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Deppen P, Sarrasin Bruchez P, Dukes R, Pellanda V, Vianin P. [Cognitive remediation program for individuals living with schizophrenia (Recos): preliminary results]. Encephale. 2011 Sep;37(4):314-21. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2011.02.002. Epub 2011 Apr 9. French.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21981893 (View on PubMed)

Franck N, Duboc C, Sundby C, Amado I, Wykes T, Demily C, Launay C, Le Roy V, Bloch P, Willard D, Todd A, Petitjean F, Foullu S, Briant P, Grillon ML, Deppen P, Verdoux H, Bralet MC, Januel D, Riche B, Roy P; Other members of the Cognitive Remediation Network; Vianin P. Specific vs general cognitive remediation for executive functioning in schizophrenia: a multicenter randomized trial. Schizophr Res. 2013 Jun;147(1):68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.03.009. Epub 2013 Apr 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23583327 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-A01676-37

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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