Using Technology to Promote Mental Acuity

NCT ID: NCT01126021

Last Updated: 2016-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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The study plans to test the effectiveness of behavioral economics based incentives to promote the daily use of computer programs designed to improve memory and mental acuity. Subjects will be recruited from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The primary objective is to determine the impact of structured financial incentives on the number of computer-based cognitive exercises completed during a 3 month intervention period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Acuity

Keywords

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Senior citizens mental acuity memory

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

Given access to mental exercises but receives no rewards for use.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be given training and access to the software to participate in mental exercises but will not be given financial incentives for participation.

Atomistic

Each individual is awarded for his or her individual participation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Financial incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.

Altruistic

Participants are paired and rewarded according to the other individual's participation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Financial incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.

Team-based

Teams compete against each other and receive rewards according to relative participation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Financial incentives

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.

Interventions

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Financial incentives

Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

No incentives

Participants will be given training and access to the software to participate in mental exercises but will not be given financial incentives for participation.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 55-80 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to read or understand the informed consent form
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.med.upenn.edu/ldichi/

LDI Center for Health Incentives

Other Identifiers

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HS09-634

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id