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Can video games boost brain power in schizophrenia? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07557368

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a smartphone app that uses motion-sensing cognitive games and interactive stories to help people with schizophrenia improve their thinking, mood, and daily skills. 84 hospitalized adults will be randomly assigned to use the app or receive standard care. The goal is to see if gamified rehab is more engaging and effective than traditional methods.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Gamified digital rehabilitation app with cognitive games and interactive narratives
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a more engaging and effective way to improve thinking, daily living skills, and medication adherence for people with schizophrenia.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with 84 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app is an add-on to standard care, and its benefits over usual treatment are uncertain.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 84 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 45 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Registered in the Shanghai Mental Health Information Management System and hospitalized in the designated district-level mental health center wards; 2. Schizophrenia patients meeting the diagnostic criteria of schizophrenia in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10); 3. 18 - 45 years old; 4. Good self-care ability; 5. Clinically stable (without acute exacerbation) for at least 1 week before enrollment, with a stable dose of antipsychotic drugs or other concomitant psychotropic drugs for at least 1 week; 6. No hand disabilities, and can use mobile phones or tablets normally; 7. Have a primary school education or above; 8. Normal vision and hearing, or within the normal range after correction; 9. Own and be able to independently use a smart phone or other electronic devices; 10. Patients and their families have given informed consent to this study, and voluntarily cooperate to participate in the intervention and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. not reside in Shanghai after discharge; 2. suffering from serious physical or brain organic diseases; 3. comorbid with other psychotic disorders.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Shanghai Mental Health Center

    RECRUITING

    Shanghai, China

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