Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Visual Training
NCT ID: NCT00526942
Last Updated: 2007-09-11
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE1/PHASE2
54 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-08-31
2008-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This trial investigates the effects of a computer-based visual training exercise built on the principles of positive brain plasticity and designed for use by healthy mature individuals. The program is specifically designed to improve the fidelity of sensory representations in early visual cortex.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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I
No contact control (NCC)
No interventions assigned to this group
II
Computerized, SAAGE-designed, visual memory-based cognitive training
SAAGE-designed, visual memory-based cognitive training
Training sessions take 40 minutes per day, five days per week for a total goal of 15, 40-minute sessions.
Interventions
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SAAGE-designed, visual memory-based cognitive training
Training sessions take 40 minutes per day, five days per week for a total goal of 15, 40-minute sessions.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of 26 or higher.
* Adequate visual capacity adequate to read.
* Adequate hearing capacity.
* Willing and able to commit to study time requirements.
Exclusion Criteria
* Self-report of current diagnosis or history of psychiatric illness. c. History of psychiatric hospitalization in the past twenty years.
* History of a stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) or traumatic brain injury within the past year; or lifetime history of stroke, TIA, or traumatic brain injury that has left residual expressive or receptive language problems. - Fibromyalgia or symptoms of severe tremor.
* Self-report of current substance abuse, including alcoholism.
* Current useof medications with substantial CNS effects. Inappropriate behaviors during screening or baseline visits.
* Inability to perform behavioral evaluations.
* Participant is not capable of giving informed consent or unable to comprehend and/or follow instructions.
* Participant is enrolled in a concurrent clinical study that could affect the outcome of this study.
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of San Francisco
OTHER
Posit Science Corporation
INDUSTRY
Principal Investigators
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Joseph L Hardy, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Posit Science Corporation
Locations
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Posit Science Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Bischkopf J, Busse A, Angermeyer MC. Mild cognitive impairment--a review of prevalence, incidence and outcome according to current approaches. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2002 Dec;106(6):403-14. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.01417.x.
Fillit HM, Butler RN, O'Connell AW, Albert MS, Birren JE, Cotman CW, Greenough WT, Gold PE, Kramer AF, Kuller LH, Perls TT, Sahagan BG, Tully T. Achieving and maintaining cognitive vitality with aging. Mayo Clin Proc. 2002 Jul;77(7):681-96. doi: 10.4065/77.7.681.
Ahissar E, Nagarajan S, Ahissar M, Protopapas A, Mahncke H, Merzenich MM. Speech comprehension is correlated with temporal response patterns recorded from auditory cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Nov 6;98(23):13367-72. doi: 10.1073/pnas.201400998.
Park HL, O'Connell JE, Thomson RG. A systematic review of cognitive decline in the general elderly population. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003 Dec;18(12):1121-34. doi: 10.1002/gps.1023.
Scarmeas N, Stern Y. Cognitive reserve: implications for diagnosis and prevention of Alzheimer's disease. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2004 Sep;4(5):374-80. doi: 10.1007/s11910-004-0084-7.
Related Links
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Click here for more information about computerized cognitive training
Other Identifiers
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RES-203-2007
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id