Adaptive Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT02205710

Last Updated: 2019-08-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

99 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-08-31

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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Cognitive training has emerged as a promising method to maintain, enhance, and rehabilitate cognitive function in older adults and individuals with dementia. In recent years, such training has become particularly appealing in the clinical context, with many paradigms aimed specifically at adults experiencing various stages of cognitive decline due to Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementias. However, basic questions remain. For example, uncertainty persists regarding factors that influence observed improvements as well as the conditions that would maximize transfer and sustainability of training effects. The objective of this study is to evaluate factors that may maximize the benefits of computerized cognitive training in older adults.

Detailed Description

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The study involves 25 sessions of an adaptive cognitive training program, completed over 5 weeks. Pre and post training assessments will evaluate any near and far transfer effects of training.

Conditions

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Mild Cognitive Impairment Mild to Moderate Dementia Alzheimer's Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Computerized cognitive training

Series of gamified tasks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Computerized cognitive training

Intervention Type OTHER

Computerized game training

Series of gamified tasks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Computerized games

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Computerized cognitive training

Intervention Type OTHER

Computerized games

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Activate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English as the maternal or primary spoken language.
* Good self-reported health (i.e., no cerebro-, or cardio-vascular disease or neurological disease).
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing.

Exclusion Criteria

* Poor hearing or vision
* Inadequate understanding of the English language
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Ottawa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bruyère Health Research Institute.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Patrick Davidson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Ottawa

Sheida Rabipour, MSc

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Ottawa

Locations

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Bruyere Continuing Care

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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M16-14-018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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