The Effectiveness of Cognitive Training for Digital Biomarkers: Evidence From the Urban and Rural Area
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
- Enrollment
- 90
- Primary Endpoint
- digital biomarker
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to conduct cognitive training for digital biomarkers among older adults.
Detailed Description
The prevalence of dementia in rural areas is higher than in urban areas. However, the resource and research input on cognitive training for rural older adults still needs improvement. There is also no solution for preventing or early detection of dementia in rural areas. Unlike biomarkers that require invasive detection, digital biomarkers have been advocated in recent years for early disease prediction. However, there are still few studies on the effectiveness of digital biomarkers in evaluating cognitive function in the elderly. In addition, although previous studies have confirmed that cognitive training can be effective for older adults, it is difficult for the elderly in rural areas to obtain these cognitive-promoting resources due to distance. Moreover, the autonomy and right of choice of older adults are the keys to the success of their health behavior change.
Investigators
Huie-Ling Chiu
Associate professor
Taipei Medical University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •At least 60 years of age, Can communicate in Chinese (Taiwanese)
- •Bring your own mobile device with Internet access.
- •Can act alone without physical impairment；full score of basic activities of daily living scale and instrumental activities of daily living scale.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Dementia diagnosed by a physician and in compliance with ICD-10
- •Physician diagnosed with significant mental illness or communication impairment
- •Participated in other cognitive training studies within the past year
- •Medical conditions associated with rapid functional and cognitive decline
- •Severe visual impairment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
digital biomarker
Time Frame: pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up
wearable device of stress and sleep, EEG power in alpha band, Delta and Theta frequency-bands
Secondary Outcomes
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA)(pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up)
- Digit Span(DS)(pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up)
- Digit Vigilance Test(DVT)(pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up)
- Computerized version of Wisconsin Card Sort Test (WCST)(pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up)
- Stroop color-word test (SCWT)(pretest, immediate post test, 3 month follow-up, 6 month follow-up)