A Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Conditions
- Cognition Disorders in Old Age
- Interventions
- Device: NeurotrackerX
- Registration Number
- NCT05278273
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Victoria
- Brief Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shift in the use of at-home spaces for work, play and research. In the current study, the feasibility of implementing an at-home cognitive training tool called NeuroTrackerX, an anaglyph version of the three-dimensional multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) software NeuroTracker was examined, and with the intent of developing an effective protocol and determining the suitability of this tool for research purposes .
- Detailed Description
The work looks at the feasibility of using a newly developed anaglyph 3D cognitive training tool called NeuroTrackerX in research with adult participants. The work looks to validate an at-home program by comparing participants who complete an online version of Neurotracker (NeurotrackerX) with a group of individuals who completed the classically used in-lab version (Neurotracker). Due to COVID-19, many laboratories forced to transition to remote-based studies, and the purpose of the work is to validate the remote-based protocol. Twenty cognitively healthy adults (10 Male; 10 female) were recruited to engage in this at-home program. The results of these individuals will be compared with results from a group of cognitively healthy adults who had previously engaged in the in-lab version of the program prior to the pandemic.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Inclusion criteria for both groups included being aged 50 years and older and to have either normal or corrected vision.
- Exclusion criteria included the presence of any major neurocognitive disorder or the presence of visual deficits that impeded one's ability to complete the 3D task.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description At home cognitive training NeurotrackerX We recruited 20 adults (10 female, mean age = 68.3 years, SD = 6.75) as the at-home training group. We assessed cognitive health status for participants using a self-report questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and all participants were deemed cognitively healthy (MMSE \> 26). At-home participants loaned the necessary equipment (e.g., 3D-glasses, computer equipment) from the research facilities and engaged in 10 training sessions over five weeks (2x per week). Participant recruitment, retention, adherence and experience were used as markers of feasibility.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Neurotracker scores 5 weeks Performance on the multiple-object tracking program across 10 sessions. Scores are between 0 - 4, with increasing scores indicating increasing performance.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Victoria
🇨🇦Victoria, British Columbia, Canada