Feasibility study on a digital cognitive activity program for people in nursing homes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Cognitive impairment
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034114
- Lead Sponsor
- Medizinische Psychologie | Neuropsychologie und Gender Studies, Medizinische Fakultät und Uniklinik Köln, Universität zu Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Residents of a nursing home
- German as mother tongue or sufficiently good knowledge of German
- Interest in participating in the study and ability to give informed written consent
- Cognitive status sufficient to participate in the digital cognitive activity program according to the assessment of the nursing and care staff
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Lack of capacity to give informed written consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of this single-arm, unblinded and non-randomised study is to examine the feasibility of the digital cognitive activity program NEUROvitalis interactive in the context of 10 weekly digital sessions of 60 minutes each, which is carried out by volunteers. This is based on the following parameters:<br>- Recruitment numbers, participation score, and dropout rates<br>- Motivation and satisfaction of study participants<br>- Feasibility in the nursing homes from the perspective of the employees on site<br>- Feasibility, motivation, and satisfaction from the volunteers' perspective
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A further aim is to examine a possible study design for evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention as part of a randomised, controlled trial. A short test battery (approx. 30 minutes per resident) will be used to evaluate global cognition, depression, quality of life before and after the 10-week intervention period.