Research on the relationship between behavioral characteristics and clinical evaluation in schizophrenia patients

UMIN ID: UMIN000054290

Registered date:01/05/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: schizophrenia
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/09/01
• Target sample size: 80
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Parameters of behavioral tasks that measure metacognition and cognitive effort avoidance. Metacognitive sensitivity Metacognitive bias Effort avoidance tendency
• Secondary Outcome: Clinical evaluation for schizophrenia. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Brief Positive Symptom Scale (BPRS) Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) Specific Levels of Functioning Scale (SLOF) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-J) The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS-J) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 18years-old
• Age maximum: 65years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Those whose symptoms and medication status are not stable. Difficulty completing behavioral tasks due to severe psychiatric symptoms or decline in cognitive function.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Hokkaido University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research