Effects of computer aided cognitive remediation on cognitive and non-cognitive measures in depressive patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00006751

Enrollment

Registered

2014-09-25

Start date

2014-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F33 F32

Interventions

Group 1: Three 50-minute cognitive training sessions per week using a computerized cognitive remediation software in small groups (max. 3 patients) over a period of 4 weeks, for a total of 12 sessions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients suffering from unipolar depression (ICD-10: F32.x or F33.x); Ability to participate in the default non-drug therapy program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no particular exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive performance: problem solving (measured by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the Trail-Making Test B), visual-spatial and verbal working memory, visual-spatial and verbal memory (assessed by the Wechsler Memory Scale Revised), selective attention (measured with the Continuous performance test) and cognitive processing speed (measured by the Trail-Maiking test A) before and after treatment	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognitive performance: problem solving (measured by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the Trail-Making Test B), visual-spatial and verbal working memory, visual-spatial and verbal memory (assessed by the Wechsler Memory Scale Revised), selective attention (measured with the Continuous performance test) and cognitive processing speed (measured by the Trail-Maiking test A) before and after treatment

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms, measured by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and the Beck Depression Scale (BDI) before and after treatment	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGöran Hajak

Sozialstiftung Bamberg Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie

goeran.hajak@sozialstiftung-bamberg.de0951 50321001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026