PMID- 26903238 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170630 LR - 20240325 IS - 1745-1701 (Electronic) IS - 0586-7614 (Print) IS - 0586-7614 (Linking) VI - 42 Suppl 1 IP - Suppl 1 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Intensive Auditory Cognitive Training Improves Verbal Memory in Adolescents and Young Adults at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. PG - S118-26 LID - 10.1093/schbul/sbw009 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis demonstrate cognitive impairments that predict later psychotic transition and real-world functioning. Cognitive training has shown benefits in schizophrenia, but has not yet been adequately tested in the CHR population. METHODS: In this double-blind randomized controlled trial, CHR individuals (N = 83) were given laptop computers and trained at home on 40 hours of auditory processing-based exercises designed to target verbal learning and memory operations, or on computer games (CG). Participants were assessed with neurocognitive tests based on the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia initiative (MATRICS) battery and rated on symptoms and functioning. Groups were compared before and after training using a mixed-effects model with restricted maximum likelihood estimation, given the high study attrition rate (42%). RESULTS: Participants in the targeted cognitive training group showed a significant improvement in Verbal Memory compared to CG participants (effect size = 0.61). Positive and Total symptoms improved in both groups over time. CONCLUSIONS: CHR individuals showed patterns of training-induced cognitive improvement in verbal memory consistent with prior observations in schizophrenia. This is a particularly vulnerable domain in individuals at-risk for psychosis that predicts later functioning and psychotic transition. Ongoing follow-up of this cohort will assess the durability of training effects in CHR individuals, as well as the potential impact on symptoms and functioning over time. Clinical Trials Number: NCT00655239. URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00655239?term=vinogradov&rank=5. CI - Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center 2016. FAU - Loewy, Rachel AU - Loewy R AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; FAU - Fisher, Melissa AU - Fisher M AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. FAU - Schlosser, Danielle A AU - Schlosser DA AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; FAU - Biagianti, Bruno AU - Biagianti B AD - Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. FAU - Stuart, Barbara AU - Stuart B AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; FAU - Mathalon, Daniel H AU - Mathalon DH AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. FAU - Vinogradov, Sophia AU - Vinogradov S AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Sophia.vinogradov@ucsf.edu. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00655239 GR - K23 MH097795/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH081051/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20160222 PL - United States TA - Schizophr Bull JT - Schizophrenia bulletin JID - 0236760 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Auditory Perception/*physiology MH - Child MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology/physiopathology/*rehabilitation MH - Cognitive Remediation/*methods MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Memory/*physiology MH - *Outcome Assessment, Health Care MH - Psychotic Disorders/*complications MH - Schizophrenia/*complications MH - Verbal Learning/*physiology MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC4960436 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cognitive remediation OT - prodrome OT - schizophrenia EDAT- 2016/02/24 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/01 06:00 PMCR- 2017/07/01 CRDT- 2016/02/24 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - sbw009 [pii] AID - 10.1093/schbul/sbw009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Schizophr Bull. 2016 Jul;42 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S118-26. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbw009. Epub 2016 Feb 22.