Puzzle Game Strategy on Older Adults

Old Age; Debility Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effect of Puzzle Game Strategy on Cognitive Functioning and Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06459492
• Other study ID #: 13620
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Alexandria University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions.

Description:

Cognitive abilities naturally decline as people age, one factor leading to deteriorating psychological health among older adults. Therefore, it is crucial to develop interventions to enhance this population's cognitive abilities and psychological well-being through non-pharmacological complementary treatments. Such interventions should focus on improving these symptoms while replacing traditional therapies. One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions. Given puzzle games' potential to enhance cognitive and psychological health, exploring their effectiveness as a non-pharmacological intervention for community-dwelling older adults is essential. This research aims to fill the gap by empirically investigating the impact of puzzle game strategies on cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in this demographic.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 70
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 60 years and above.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Have mild or moderate cognitive impairment,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have rheumatoid arthritis.
• Hand tremors that could limit their ability to use puzzles.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Frailty
• Old Age; Debility

Intervention

Behavioral:
• puzzle game strategies
One innovative approach uses puzzle game strategies, including crosswords, Sudoku, and other brain-teasing activities. These strategies have been shown to help maintain attention, improve memory, and keep older adults' thoughts clear and sharp. Additionally, engaging in these activities can provide psychological benefits by offering a sense of achievement, reducing stress, and fostering social interactions. Given puzzle games' potential to enhance cognitive and psychological health, exploring their effectiveness as a non-pharmacological intervention for community-dwelling older adults is essential. This research aims to fill the gap by empirically investigating the impact of puzzle game strategies on cognitive functioning and psychological well-being in this demographic.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Alexandria university	Alexandria	Al Iskandariyah

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alexandria University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Older adults who participate in puzzle game strategies and cognitive functioning by Mental Health Scale (MHS)	Older adults who participate in puzzle game strategies will exhibit lower cognitive difficulties by MHS (scores ranging from 0 to 10, with a higher score indicating lower cognitive difficulties) than those who do not enter intervention	three months