Virtual Environment to Aid Cognitive Stimulation of Elderly People With Early Alzheimer's
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease
- Sponsor
- University of Mogi das Cruzes
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS-III)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This research was carried out with the objective of verifying the possibility of intervention through cognitive training protocols to assist in the stimulation of neurons and to delay the degradation resulting from Alzheimer's disease in its initial phase. The specific objective of this research was to develop and validate a virtual environment of games (called SorrisoTur) that allows the intervention of cognitive training.
Detailed Description
SorrisoTur encompasses cognitive training concepts and protocols in playful situations, which were coded in the form of 2D mini-games that are run on a computer connected to the Web, and designed to stimulate cognitive domains, such as memory, executive functions, spatial-visual skills, language (expression, comprehension, reading, and writing) and personality/behavior. For the comparison of results, three groups were created; one group of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease at an early stage, one group formed by healthy elderly, and another group with young people and applied Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS-III) before and after of interventions with the games.
Investigators
Terigi Augusto Scardovelli
Associate Professor
University of Mogi das Cruzes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •People with physical or psychological conditions allow interacting with digital games;
- •Elderly over 60 years with mild Alzheimer;
- •Seniors over 60 Healthy;
- •Healthy Youth;
Exclusion Criteria
- •People without physical or psychological conditions allow interacting with digital games;
- •Elderly people over 60 years old who have any type of dementia other than Alzheimer, or moderate or severe Alzheimer;
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS-III)
Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks
The WAIS-III is an intellectual assessment that aims to analise the measures of the following Factorial Scales and Indexes: Verbal IQ (intelligence quotient), Execution IQ, Total IQ, Verbal Understanding Index, Perceptual Organization Indexes, Operational Memory Indexes and Processing speed index.
Change on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Time Frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks
The MMSE is a data collection instrument widely used in cases of dementia, it evaluates temporal and spatial orientation, short-term memory (immediate or attention) and skills of evocation, calculation, praxis, visuospatial, communication and language.