Improving Social Cognition and Social Behaviour in Various Brain Disorders.

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Impairments in aspects of social cognition are disorder-transcending: these have been demonstrated in various neurological disorders, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, brain tumours (both low grade glioma's and meningioma's) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Social cognition involves processing of social information, in particular the abilities to perceive social signals, understand others and respond appropriately (Adolphs 2001). Crucial aspects of social cognition are the recognition of facial expressions of emotions, perspective taking (also referred to as mentalizing or Theory of Mind), and empathy. Impairments in social cognition can have a large negative impact on self-care, communication, social and professional functioning, and thus on quality of life of patients. Recently, a first multi-faceted treatment for social cognitive impairments in TBI was developed and evaluated; T-ScEmo (Training Social Cognition and Emotion). T-ScEmo turned out to be effective in reducing social cognitive symptoms and improving daily life social functioning in this particular group, with effects lasting over time (Westerhof-Evers et al, 2017, 2019). Unfortunately, up till now there are no evidence based, transdiagnostic treatment possibilities available for these impeding social cognition impairments in neurological patient groups, other than TBI. Therefore the aim of the present study is to investigate whether T-ScEmo is effective for social cognition disorders in patients with different neurological impairments, such as stroke (including subarachnoidal haemorrhage (SAH)), brain tumours, MS, infection (meningitis, encephalitis) and other. The secondary objective is to determine which patient related factors are of influence on treatment effectiveness. In short, hopefully this study can contribute to a treatment possibility for social cognition disorders for all patients with various neurological disorders. It is expected that T-ScEmo will be effective for various neurological disorders, based on previous research of Westerhof-Evers et al. (2017, 2019). Since social cognition disorders within patients with traumatic brain injury do all have the same ethiology it is expected that the treatment will show the same effects for patients with various neurological disorders. Therefore it is expected that patients will improve on social cognition, social participation and quality of life and social behaviour, that these results will last over time.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients should have social cognitive disorders that show by means of problems in emotion recognition, perspective taking, ToM, showing empathy, or behaviour.

• Patients should have a neurological disorder; stroke (including patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage), Multiple sclerosis (MS), both relapsing remitting, primary and secondary progressive variants, Brain tumours (meningioma's, low grade gliomas) and other categories of neurological disorders including brain damage: (i.e. infections (meningitis, encephalitis), post anoxic encephalopathy, adult survivors of childhood brain tumours).

• Patients should be aged between 18 and 75

• Patients should be in the chronic stage (\> 6 months post-acute injuries) or their medical condition should be relatively stable (for patients with a slow progressive conditions), to be judged by the treating medical or psychological specialist, in order to be able to profit from treatment for a reasonable time period.

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Deventer Hospital
RECRUITING
Deventer
University Medical Center Groningen
RECRUITING
Groningen
Contact Information
Primary
A Heegers, MSc.
a.heegers@umcg.nl
+31503614666
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-05-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-01-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 84
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental condition: Receives T-ScEmo Treatment
Experimental group. Receives T-ScEmo Treatment during the study between T0 and T1
No_intervention: Waiting list group: Will be on waiting list instead of treatment
Waiting list group: Will be on waiting list for instead of the treatment for the duration of the treatment between T0 and T1.
Sponsors
Leads: University Medical Center Groningen

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