Brain training for psychosis: a small step toward better school performance
NCT ID NCT04040829
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether adding cognitive remediation therapy (a type of brain training) to supported education (help returning to school) improves academic functioning in young adults with psychotic disorders. Only 9 people enrolled before the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if the combination helps with school performance, thinking skills, and daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive remediation therapy (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to help people with psychotic disorders do better in school and daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This trial was terminated early with only 9 participants, so results are very limited. It is too small to draw firm conclusions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged from 16 to 35 years * diagnosis of a psychotic disorder as confirmed by a psychiatrist * currently enrolled or in the process of enrollment in a supported education program * performance more than one standard deviation below the normative mean of the participant age and sex normative group in one of the following cognitive functions: episodic memory, working memory, attention, speed of processing or executive function Exclusion Criteria: * evidence of an organic cause of cognitive difficulties * plans to change medication during the study * receiving concurrently another type of therapy (e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre de recherche CERVO
Québec, Quebec, G1J2G3, Canada
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Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H1N 3V2, Canada
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Centre hospitalier universitaire de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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