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Develop a Novel Occupational Training Program for Schizophrenia Patients Based on Virtual Reality Techniques

No phase Interventional Schizophrenia Cognitive Impairment

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: VR-assisted occupational training.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Schizophrenia, Cognitive Impairment. Basic parameters: 20 years — 40 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Taiwan
Next step
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Overview

Establish a novel vocational training program and test its validity in a pilot study.

Detailed description

40 schizophrenia patients will be recruited to join the virtual reality based vocational training program, the training effect will be compared by interview skills and problem solving before and after the training.

Interventions

  • Behavioral VR-assisted occupational training
    VR-assisted occupational training

Primary outcome measures

  • clinical ratings of schizophrenia symptoms [Time frame: 8 weeks]
  • vocational skills [Time frame: 8 weeks]
  • global improvement [Time frame: 8 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Having a diagnosis of schizophrenia based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -5th version
  • Aged between 20 and 55 years.
  • Motivated to have a job.
  • Having a full-scale IQ > 70 on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-version IV.
  • Having a PANSS positive scale < 70, indicating a stable condition during the illness course.

Exclusion criteria

  • Comorbid with other major psychiatric disorders (i.e., bipolar disorders) or neurological diseases.
  • Substance abuse within one year.
  • Visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in the VR-based training program.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Sequential
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Taiwan · 1 center
  • National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05830903 · 201904105RINB

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗