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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 Impairment
Neurological - Alzheimer's disease
Neurological - Dementias
Dementia
Mental 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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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]
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