Can a phone app teach the brain to read social cues?
NCT ID NCT07755605
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a smartphone app called AffectUs can help people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder better recognize emotions and interpret social situations. Participants use the app for 10 weeks, five times a week, while continuing their usual treatment. The study compares them to a group receiving educational materials, measuring changes in social cognition and safety over 15 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A smartphone-based digital therapeutic application (AffectUs) that provides structured social cognition training, used for 10 weeks alongside usual treatment.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, AffectUs could offer a scalable, accessible way to improve social cognition and daily functioning for people with schizophrenia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early, small trial (60 participants) testing preliminary effectiveness. The app may not outperform standard education, and benefits might not persist after the 10-week program.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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