BID WM Digital Intervention in Aging

NCT ID: NCT06918704

Last Updated: 2026-01-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-15

Study Completion Date

2028-06-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if engaging with an digital intervention may improve cognitive function. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does engagement in with a digital intervention improve working memory?
2. Does engagement in with a digital intervention improve inhibitory control?

Researchers will compare two different digital interventions to assess whether they may be helpful in improving cognitive function.

Participants will conduct study activities remotely (e.g., at-home):

1. Baseline Assessment. Complete a series of cognitive assessments and surveys.
2. Intervention. Engage in a digital intervention for up to 8 weeks.
3. Post Intervention Assessment. Complete the same cognitive assessments and surveys as the Baseline Assessment.
4. Follow-Up Assessment. Six months after the intervention ends, participants will complete the same cognitive assessments and surveys as the Baseline Assessment.

Detailed Description

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During the Baseline Assessment, participants will complete web-based cognitive assessments and surveys. The assessments will address various cognitive functions including working memory, long-term memory, inhibitory control, and sustained attention. Surveys will include a characterization of expectancy for the intervention, ratings of stress, and background health information. The Baseline Assessment will take up to 120 minutes and can be completed across more than one session.

During the Intervention, participants will be provided an iPad tablet to engage with the assigned intervention app. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two intervention apps. Regardless of the assigned intervention, participants will engage with the app for 25-45 minutes of training per day, 5 days a week for up to 8 weeks for a total of 1000 minutes of training.

After the intervention, participants will complete a Post Intervention Assessment and 6 month later, a Follow-Up Assessment. Both of these assessment periods will consist of the same cognitive assessments and surveys as conducted during the Baseline Assessment.

Upon completion of all study activities, participants will be able to keep the iPad as a gift for their voluntary participation.

Conditions

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Working Memory Inhibitory Control Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Coherence Intervention

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Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Coherence

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Coherence is a music-based rhythm training app.

Worder Intervention

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Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Worder

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Worder is a word search app.

Interventions

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Coherence

Coherence is a music-based rhythm training app.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Worder

Worder is a word search app.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Minimum of 12 years of education
* English fluency
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
* Medically healthy older adults including those with below-average cognitive performance or mild cognitive impairment patients without dementia

Exclusion Criteria

* Under the age of 60
* Clinical diagnosis of neurological or psychiatric disorder
* Visually or hearing impaired without correction to normal
* Clinical diagnosis of dementia or AD8 score of \>3
* Regularly (one or more times per week) practicing an instrument within the last year
* 10 or more years of formal musical instrument training
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Theodore Zanto, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Melissa Arioli

Role: CONTACT

(415) 506-7321

Other Identifiers

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P30AG086635

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

24-42925

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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