Evaluation of Adherence and Engagement in a Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Adherence and Engagement in a Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03262506
• Other study ID #: ASASTEL study
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 7, 2017
• Last updated: August 23, 2017
• Start date: June 7, 2017
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

There is evidence that computerized cognitive training can improve cognition in healthy older adults and in people at risk of developing dementia, although an effective model to implement the training in the daily life of people and to ensure engagement is missing. This project studies the adherence, engagement and progress on computerized cognitive training exercises that were offered by the Association of Retirees from the Telecommunications (ASASTEL) to its associates. One hundred subjects in three different cities (Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia) received licenses to perform the exercises on line and were followed by a team of psychologists. We will evaluate adherence, engagement and progress on the computerized cognitive training exercises of those subjects.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be an associate of ASASTEL, or the spouse of an associate,

• To have access to the internet at home and proficiency on accessing and navigating the internet,

• Availability to be evaluated and followed by the professional team.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any medical condition that precludes performing the computerized training exercises,

• Score below 27 points in the Mini Mental State Examination (MEEM),

• Moderated or advanced dementia.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Other:
• Computerized cognitive training
The cognitive training program consists of a set of computerized exercises designed to improve the speed and accuracy of auditory information processing while engaging neuromodulatory systems involved in attention and reward. These exercises continuously adjust the difficulty level to user performance to maintain an approximately 85% rate of correct responses. Trials with correct responses are rewarded with points and animations.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	RJ

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Training adherence	Training adherence will be defined as a continuous variable (number of hours of training completed by the participant).	1 year
Secondary	Individual gains on the computerized exercises	The computerized cognitive training platform, called BrainHQ, provided by Posit Science Inc, provides the individual gains on the computerized exercises with training.	1 year
Secondary	Motivation with the computerized training exercise	Motivation will be assessed by quantitative (measured as a percentage of all stimulus sets available in the exercises of the BrainHq computerized cognitive training platform) and qualitative questionnaires (Adapted Ultrech Engagement Scale - UWES).	1 year
Secondary	Training adherence (dichotomic variable)	Additionally training adherence will be defined as a dichotomic variable (below or above 10 hours of training).	1 year