Virtual reality could boost brain power in schizophrenia
NCT ID NCT07427485
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether immersive virtual reality (VR) can safely help people with schizophrenia improve their thinking skills, reduce symptoms, and function better in daily life. Forty adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder will either receive VR-based cognitive rehab or continue their usual treatment. The goal is to see if VR is practical and helpful in a community mental health setting.
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Study facts
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- 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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 67 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder (DSM-5-TR) * Age 18-67 years * Chronic phase of illness * Able to provide a valid informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Recent substance use (less than six months) * Concomitant intellectual disability or neurological disorders (e.g., neurodegenerative disorders, Parkison's disease, brain cancer) that may impair the ability to undergo cognitive rehabilitation * With a recent (less than six weeks from the enrolling date) symptom exacerbation, hospitalization or change in pharmacotherapy * Acute phase of illness
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 3 Sud Unità Operativa Complessa Salute Mentale Torre del Greco/Ercolano
Torre del Greco, Naples, 80059, Italy
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