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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Aging
• Interventions: Other: Computerized cognitive training

• Registration Number: NCT03262506
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-07
• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-07
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-23
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-25
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-30
• Study Completion: 2017-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive Training	Computerized cognitive training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Training adherence	1 year	Training adherence will be defined as a continuous variable (number of hours of training completed by the participant).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Individual gains on the computerized exercises	1 year	The computerized cognitive training platform, called BrainHQ, provided by Posit Science Inc, provides the individual gains on the computerized exercises with training.
Motivation with the computerized training exercise	1 year	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).
Training adherence (dichotomic variable)	1 year	Additionally training adherence will be defined as a dichotomic variable (below or above 10 hours of training).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil