Tokyo, March 6 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060837) titled 'Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation in an Employment Support Program for People with Mental Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial' on March 5.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Saitama Prefectural University

Condition: Condition - mental illness Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of adding cognitive rehabilitation using RehaCom to an employment support program based on supported employment for people with mental disorders. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - In the intervention group, cognitive rehabilitation using RehaCom will be added to the employment support program based on Individual Placement and Support (IPSBP). Cognitive rehabilitation will be provided twice weekly for 12 weeks, for a total of 24 sessions, with each session lasting up to 60 minutes. Interventions/Control_2 - In the control group, the employment support program based on Individual Placement and Support (IPSBP) will be provided. To equalize the total program time between the two groups, participants in the control group will engage in computer practice during the time corresponding to the cognitive rehabilitation sessions in the intervention group.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - -Diagnosed with a mental disorder according to DSM-5 -Aged 18 to 64 years -Registered as a user of the psychiatric day care service at Chikuma-so Hospital -Willing to work -Agreed to use the disability employment system and participate in the employment support program -Provided written informed consent Key exclusion criteria - -Younger than 18 years or older than 64 years -Comorbid intellectual disability, dementia, epilepsy, head injury, or cerebrovascular disease -Unstable condition making participation in the employment support program or cognitive assessments difficult -Did not provide informed consent -Judged ineligible by the attending physician or principal investigator Target Size - 38

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 05 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069610

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