Effects of Cognitive Stimulation in Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment; Older People
• Interventions: Other: Cognitive stimulation group

• Registration Number: NCT04663256
• Lead Sponsor: University of Jaén

Brief Summary

Mild cognitive impairment is becoming one of the most common cynical manifestations that affect older people. That is why there is a need to investigate non-pharmacological interventions that help to improve or maintain this problem.

Detailed Description

Each week for 12 weeks, GE participants will attend three 60-minute sessions of cognitive exercises. Each session is divided into 10 minutes of memory practice, which includes short-term and long-term memory; 10 minutes of language skills, including vocabulary, comprehension, reading and writing exercises; 10 minutes of calculation, in which arithmetic, similar and different operations are carried out; 10 minutes of praxis and gnosis where drawing and recognition and auditory, tactile, spatial, visual attention were promoted; 10 minutes of orientation where knowledge of space, person and place is developed; and 10 minutes of executive functions in which exercises of organization, planning and problem solving are worked.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-10
• Study Start: 2021-01-11
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-05
• Study Completion: 2021-04-12
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

Inclusion Criteria

• With or without dependency to move.
• People who show mild cognitive impairment.
• That they were able to carry out the different selected questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

• People with visual deficit.
• People already enrolled in a cognitive program.
• Score between 24 and 10 in the Mini Cognitive Exam (MEC).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive Stimulation Group	Cognitive stimulation group	This group receives physical training based on exercises for cognitive stimulation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale Adjetivo 1 relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare. a geriatric hospital Sustantivo 1 an old person, especially one receiving special care. a rest home for geriatrics.	Baseline-8 weeks	Hetero-administered questionnaire used to detect depression in people over 65 years of age.
MMSE (mini-mental state examination)	Baseline-8 weeks	A tool that can be used to systematically and thoroughly assess mental status.
Hamilton Scale for Anxiety.	Baseline-8 weeks	Hetero-administered scale used for the detection of anxiety, exploring the interruption of the emotional continum and subjective feelings of tension, restlessness or nervousness.
SF-36 (The Short Form-36 Health Survey)	Baseline-8 weeks	Used extensively for assessing health-related quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

U.E.D. Virgen de la Capilla; 🇪🇸 Jaén, Spain