A Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Completed

• Conditions: Cognition Disorders in Old Age

• 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-04
• Primary Completion: 2021-02-14
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Study Completion: 2022-03-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-11
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria for both groups included being aged 50 years and older and to have either normal or corrected vision.

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Victoria; 🇨🇦 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada