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Status unknownNCT01013233KTUpdated Nov 13, 2009

Cognitive Training to Improve Cognitive Function Following Chemotherapy

An interventional study of cognitive training and control group in Cognitive Dysfunction, sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany. Status unknown at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-11-13.

Sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2009), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to improve cognitive dysfunction following chemotherapy, the investigators investigated to see whether a cognitive training for memory and concentration skills can improve cognitive performance in patients following cancer treatment.

Read the detailed description

Patients following chemotherapy invited for a cognitive training. Before and after cognitive function will evaluate.

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Conditions studied

  • Cognitive Dysfunction

Keywords

  • cognitive dysfunction chemotherapy
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In context

Cognitive Dysfunction

3,843 studies on the registry are indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction; 1,100 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 65 across 2,808 interventional studies indexed under Cognitive Dysfunction.

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Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany is the lead sponsor of 836 studies on the registry; 129 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with cancer 6 weeks after chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders
  • patients without compliance
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    training

    Patients in this group start the cognitive training over 6 weeks directly after randomization.

    Behavioral: cognitive training

  • Placebo comparator
    control

    In this control group begin the training in a cross-over design 7 weeks after randomization.

    Other: control group

Interventions

  • Behavioralcognitive training

    cognitive training over 6 weeks, consist of 6 meetings (a 45minutes), three sessions focus on concentration tasks and three sessions on memory problems.

    Also known as: training group

  • Othercontrol group

    no intervention

    Also known as: controll group

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. several cognitive tests (TAP, VLMT, TMT, Stroop, RWT, D2, LGT-3)

    Time frame: one weeks following the end of the cognitive training

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality of life and subjective perception of cognitive problems

    Time frame: 7 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Berlin, 12200, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 13, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01013233
Lead sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Collaborators
Freie Universität Berlin
First posted
Nov 13, 2009
Start date
Dec 2009
Primary completion
Oct 2011 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 2011 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 13, 2009

Study contacts

Susanne Effenberger, MSc
Contact
susanne.effenberger@charite.de
+49-30-8445-2410
Fernando Dimeo, MD
Contact
fernando.dimeo@charite.de
+49-30-8445-4834
Michael Niedeggen, PhD
principal investigator · Freie Universität Berlin

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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