The Feasibility of TECH: Tablet Enhancement of Cognition and Health, Cognitive Training Using Touchscreen Tablet Gaming Applications, for Healthy Older Adults - a Pilot Randomized Control Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 10
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Feasibility information
研究概览
简要总结
This study assess the feasibility of novel cognitive intervention utilizing tablet apps (TECH protocol: Tablet Enhancement of Cognition and Health) in terms of relevance, adherence, suitable challenges, training time etc. for healthy older adults. Older adults with normal cognition will be randomly allocated to the TECH protocol (experimental group) or the control group (no treatment). Assessments will be administered pre and post the 6-week TECH protocol by assessors blind to group allocation.
详细描述
A pre-post pilot study will be conducted. Participants will be referred to the study from 'Maccabi Healthcare Services' by family physicians and geriatric physician of 'Maccabi Healthcare Services Central District'. The majority of TECH protocol training will take place in the participants' home as self-practice. The assessment and weekly group meetings will take place at clinics of Maccabi Healthcare Services in the Central District. A Helsinki approval (#2016009) has already been obtained. Participants will receive information regarding the study and if eligible will sign a consent form, undergo the screening and then the pre-intervention assessments. Then they will receive the TECH protocol, and following the intervention a second assessment will be performed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 65 and above.
- •Without cognitive decline (score 26 points or above in MoCA).
- •) live independently in the community (as reported by the participants, regarding their independence in BADL and IADL, excluding motor difficulties which are not caused due to neurological conditions or lack of performance with no changes compared to the past.
- •Have normal or corrected vision and hearing.
- •Speak, write and read Hebrew.
- •Able to understand and follow use of the touchscreen of a tablet after initial demonstration.
排除标准
- •Experience severe depressive symptoms (10 points or more in The Geriatric Depression Scale).
- •Are diagnosed with dementia, or other neurological or psychiatric condition (such as stroke, Parkinson's disease).
结局指标
主要结局
Feasibility information
时间窗: 7 minutes
Information regarding: Adherence - the percentage of session attendance out of the six weekly group sessions; Compliance - assessed by the total self-training hours a week, which was taken from participant's daily logs and iPad Screen time information. Satisfaction from the intervention was rated by the participants after completion of the TECH intervention.
次要结局
- The Tower of Hanoi (ToH) task(10 minutes)
- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment(10 minutes)
- WebNeuro(20 minutes)
研究者
Zvi Buckman
Dr. Zvi Buckman
Assuta Hospital Systems