Effects of SUDOKU Mind Activation & Revitalizing Training on Cognitive Function in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
NCT ID: NCT04913857
Last Updated: 2024-01-09
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
262 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-09-15
2023-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The community empowerment-educational campaign will be conducted in the elderly care centres of the two collaborating non-governmental organizations, with the purpose of increasing the awareness of people aged 55 or above on the importance of maintaining an active mind and preventing age-related cognitive decline and dementia. The campaign will include cognitive screening, poster exhibition, booth exhibition and individual counselling.
The SUDOKU training program include a 12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice. The face-to-face sessions aim at developing the skills of the participants in solving the SUDOKU using the T-code. The 12-week training program will be evenly divided into three modules of increasing difficulty, with consideration given to the suboptimal cognitive function of the participants with MCI. These modules are developed by the Co-investigator who has rich prior experience in teaching older adults on SUDOKU puzzle.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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24-week SUDOKU Training Programme
The SUDOKU training program include a 12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice. The 12-week (60-minute sessions) training program will be evenly divided into 3 modules of increasing difficulty for the suboptimal cognitive function of the participants with MCI. As the use of T-code in solving the SUDOKU allows communicating the way a number is assigned to a box, participants are grouped into a small team of 3, so that they will work together during the tutorial practice.
Facilitated self-practice will last for another 12 weeks immediately after the group training session. The instructor will give them a workbook with 12 SUDOKU puzzles of increasing level of difficulty for completion. The instructor will encourage and facilitate their accomplishment by giving them guidance on the taught method through regular phone call. Solutions of the assigned puzzle and the T-code will be provided in the following week.
24-week SUDOKU Training Programme
12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice
wait-list
wait-list comparison group will receive the same program upon completion of the 6-month posttest evaluation on study outcomes
Control Arm (wait-list)
wait-list comparison group will receive the same program upon completion of the 6-month posttest evaluation on study outcomes
Interventions
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24-week SUDOKU Training Programme
12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice
Control Arm (wait-list)
wait-list comparison group will receive the same program upon completion of the 6-month posttest evaluation on study outcomes
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
55 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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The University of Hong Kong
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Prof. Yu, Doris Sau Fung
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Doris, Sau Fung YU, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Hong Kong
Locations
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Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Countries
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References
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Related Links
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Global Council on Brain Health. "Engaging your brain: GCBH recommendations on cognitively stimulating activities."
Lam J. Numbers add up for scores of seniors in Sudoku competition.
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SMART
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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