A Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT ID: NCT05278273

Last Updated: 2022-03-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-04
• Study Completion Date: 2022-03-10

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shift in the use of at-home spaces for work, play and research. In the current study, the feasibility of implementing an at-home cognitive training tool called NeuroTrackerX, an anaglyph version of the three-dimensional multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) software NeuroTracker was examined, and with the intent of developing an effective protocol and determining the suitability of this tool for research purposes .

Detailed Description

The work looks at the feasibility of using a newly developed anaglyph 3D cognitive training tool called NeuroTrackerX in research with adult participants. The work looks to validate an at-home program by comparing participants who complete an online version of Neurotracker (NeurotrackerX) with a group of individuals who completed the classically used in-lab version (Neurotracker). Due to COVID-19, many laboratories forced to transition to remote-based studies, and the purpose of the work is to validate the remote-based protocol. Twenty cognitively healthy adults (10 Male; 10 female) were recruited to engage in this at-home program. The results of these individuals will be compared with results from a group of cognitively healthy adults who had previously engaged in the in-lab version of the program prior to the pandemic.

Conditions

Cognition Disorders in Old Age

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

At home cognitive training

We recruited 20 adults (10 female, mean age = 68.3 years, SD = 6.75) as the at-home training group. We assessed cognitive health status for participants using a self-report questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and all participants were deemed cognitively healthy (MMSE \> 26). At-home participants loaned the necessary equipment (e.g., 3D-glasses, computer equipment) from the research facilities and engaged in 10 training sessions over five weeks (2x per week). Participant recruitment, retention, adherence and experience were used as markers of feasibility.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

NeurotrackerX

Intervention Type: DEVICE

At-home participants loaned the necessary equipment (e.g., 3D-glasses, computer equipment) from the research facilities and engaged in 10 training sessions over five weeks (2x per week). Participant recruitment, retention, adherence and experience were used as markers of feasibility. For program validation, twenty participants above 50 years old, who had previously completed at least eight sessions of the in-lab 3D-MOT program, were randomly selected as the control group.

Interventions

NeurotrackerX

At-home participants loaned the necessary equipment (e.g., 3D-glasses, computer equipment) from the research facilities and engaged in 10 training sessions over five weeks (2x per week). Participant recruitment, retention, adherence and experience were used as markers of feasibility. For program validation, twenty participants above 50 years old, who had previously completed at least eight sessions of the in-lab 3D-MOT program, were randomly selected as the control group.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria for both groups included being aged 50 years and older and to have either normal or corrected vision.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria included the presence of any major neurocognitive disorder or the presence of visual deficits that impeded one's ability to complete the 3D task.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Victoria

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Brian Christie

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Countries

Canada

References

Snowden T, Ohlhauser L, Morrison J, Faubert J, Gawryluk J, Christie BR. A Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in Clinical Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Neurotrauma Rep. 2023 Aug 14;4(1):522-532. doi: 10.1089/neur.2023.0009. eCollection 2023.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 37645472 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

20-0531

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id