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Cognitive Aging and Training With Video-games
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Soledad Ballesteros, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02007616
First received: December 4, 2013
Last updated: May 27, 2015
Last verified: May 2015
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Purpose
The ageing of the population will inevitably lead to a growing number of older people living alone and in need of care. Given the high cost of geriatric care, a critical research issue is exploring ways to improve or maintain cognitive and functional status in old age. Unfortunately, it has been shown that training those specific cognitive processes most sensitive to ageing (such as speed of processing or working memory), produces only limited beneficial effects. However, research also suggests that factors such as cognitive engagement, physical activity and social context may act as more general modulators of cognitive decline. This project is a longitudinal study with experimental and control groups. It is inspired from the engagement model of cognitive optimization suggesting that a lifestyle marked by social and intellectual engagement may mitigate age-related declines on cognitive functioning. It uses new cutting-edge information computing technology (ICT) solutions to improve or simply maintain cognitive functions in the elderly. This research investigates how the treatment reduces the effects of cognitive age-related decline in executive control processes and episodic (explicit) memory using behavioral and imaging measures. The results will provide significant knowledge on the potential of new ICT technologies to delay, compensate, and even prevent common chronic problems experienced by the elderly population. The hypothesis is that cognitive training with video-games through ICT solutions will promote brain and mental health and independence. Ultimately, the objective is to contribute to the understanding of factors that help avoiding the (personal and economic) consequences of long-term care in geriatric institutions.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Aging Healthy | Other: Non-action video game training |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single (Participant) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Compensation Factors of Cognitive Ageing: Using Computer Technology to Reduce Cognitive Decline in Ageing |
Further study details as provided by Soledad Ballesteros, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Neuropsychological testing [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks ]Improvement in Neuropsychological tests after training
- Oddball task [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks ]Improvement in attention after training
- Wisconsin task [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks ]Improvement in executive functions
- Speed of processing task [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks ]Improvement in processing speed after training
- Spatial working memory (WM) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks ]Improvement in spatial working memory
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy of non-action video game training [ Time Frame: Up to 12 weeks ]Efficacy of training: Better performance in the trained video games from first training session to the last training session (from 1 to 20 sessions)
| Enrollment: | 30 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2013 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Non-action video game training
20 1-hour sessions of non-action video game training
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Other: Non-action video game training
Based on cognitive training Lumosity
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No Intervention: Control
Participants in the control group did not receive non-action video game training
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Detailed Description:
The aim of the present project was to investigate whether older adults could benefit from brain training with video games in a series of cognitive tasks. Two groups of healthy older adults participated in the study. The experimental group received 20 1-hr video game training sessions using a commercially available brain-training package (Lumosity) involving problem solving, mental calculation, working memory and attention tasks. The control group did not practice this package and, instead, attended meetings with the other members of the study several times along the course of the study. Both groups were evaluated before and after the training (experimental group) or a similar period of time (control group) using different cognitive tasks in a 2 (Group: Experimental, control) x 2 (Time os assessment: Pre, post) mixed factorial design.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 57 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score 26 or greater
- Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) score less than 5
- Independent living
- Normal or correct to normal vision and hearing
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of dementia
- Planned move from study area
- Inability to complete study activities
- Scores lower than inclusion criteria requirements Communication problems.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02007616
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02007616
Locations
| Spain | |
| Facultad de Psicología de la UNED | |
| Madrid, Spain, 28040 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Soledad Ballesteros, PhD | UNED |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Soledad Ballesteros, Professor Dr., Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02007616 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
PSI2010-21609-C02-01 |
| Study First Received: | December 4, 2013 |
| Last Updated: | May 27, 2015 |
Keywords provided by Soledad Ballesteros, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia:
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Cognitive aging Video games training Attention Memory |
Wellbeing Speed of processing Executive functions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017