Neurofeedback in Clinical High Risk

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-30
SponsorBoston VA Research Institute, Inc.

About this trial

The goal of this trial is to test whether fMRI based neurofeedback from default mode network (DMN) will reduce DMN hyperconnectivity in clinical high risk individuals, which will lead to reductions in clinical symptoms and improve cognitive performance.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

12-30 years old

Native speaker or early learner (by age of 6) of English

COPS diagnostic criteria met For HC Inclusion

12-30 years old

Disqualifiers

Meeting DSM-5 criteria for lifetime psychotic disorder, including affective psychoses

WASI-II IQ < 70

Psychosis risk symptoms caused by other psychiatric disorders (including substance use/misuse)

Congenital or acquired CNS disorder that could account for psychosis-risk or cognitive symptoms

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • fMRI based neurofeedback

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations