A Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Neurotracker scores
研究概览
简要总结
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 .
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Inclusion criteria for both groups included being aged 50 years and older and to have either normal or corrected vision.
排除标准
- •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.
研究组 & 干预措施
At home cognitive training
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.
干预措施: NeurotrackerX (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Neurotracker scores
时间窗: 5 weeks
Performance on the multiple-object tracking program across 10 sessions. Scores are between 0 - 4, with increasing scores indicating increasing performance.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Brian Christie
Professor
University of Victoria