Assessing the cognitive impact of booster brain training in older adults attending day care centres or residing in retirement villages.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive ImpairmentNeurological - Alzheimer's diseaseNeurological - DementiasDementiaMental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12614001100684
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age of 60 years or above
2.Ability to read, write and communicate in English
3.Sufficient physical ability (motor, eyesight, hearing) to use a computer.
4.Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >23
5. Regularly attend day care centres or resident of retirement village
Exclusion Criteria
1.Cognitive training in the past 6 months.
2.MMSE < 24
3.Severe depression as indicated by the depression score (greater than or equal to 21) from the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive-Plus (ADAS-Cog-Plus)[Baseline<br>3 month follow-up<br>6 month follow-up<br>9 month follow-up]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eurotrax - a validated computer-based neuropsychological assessment system which tests Verbal Memory, Non Verbal Memory, Staged Information Processing Speed, Visual-Spatial Processing, Stroop Interference. [Baseline<br>3 month follow-up<br>6 month follow-up<br>9 month follow-up];Stockings of Cambridge - a validated computerized test for executive functioning designed by CANTAB[Baseline<br>3 month follow-up<br>6 month follow-up<br>9 month follow-up];Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale[Baseline<br>6 month follow-up<br>9 month follow-up];Observed Task of Daily Living[Baseline<br>6 month follow-up<br>9 month follow-up]