Effectiveness of a computer-based, personalized cognitive training program in healthy elderly individuals - a study within the NeuroCare project funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy elderly
- Registration Number
- DRKS00010096
- Lead Sponsor
- Medizinische Psychologie | Neuropsychologie & Gender Studies Uniklinik Köln & Centrum für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik und Intervention (CeNDI), Uniklinik Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy independent home dwelling individuals aged between 55 and 100 years.
German as mother tongue or very good German skills.
Normal or sufficiently corrected vision and hearing ability.
Written consent to study.
Exclusion Criteria
Cognitive impairment (MoCA < 26 points)
Depression ( BDI - II > 12 )
Current substance abuse (nicotine excluded)
Current psychiatric and/ or neurological disorders
Motor restrictions that limit the use of a computer
Life-threatening illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Before and after the intervention:<br>Verbal memory (VLMT - Verbaler Lern- und Merkfähigkeitstest)<br>Visual memory (WMS - Wechsler Memory Scale, Visuelle Wiedergabe)<br>Visuo-spatial skills (LPS 50+ - Leistungsprüfsystem, subtest 9)<br>Attention (BTA - Brief Test of Attention)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjective memory impairment (Subjective Memory Impairment- Questionnaire), Depression (Beck Depressions Inventar-II)