Cognitive Training in Parkinson's Disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Competence
• Interventions: Other: computer game; Other: Cognitive Training

• Registration Number: NCT01393353
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

The study evaluates a computerized cognitive therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease who have a mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. The control group is "trained" using Nintendo Wii. The main outcome parameter is a neuropsychological evaluation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-11
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-13
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

• Parkinson's disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia

Exclusion Criteria

• Moderate or severe dementia, other pathologies of the brain, physical conditions that prevent the participation, unsufficient knowledge of german, pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Computer game	computer game	Nintendo Wii
Cognitive Training with Cogniplus	Cognitive Training	CogniPlus

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neuropsychological parameters: Tests of episodic memory, working memory, executive functions, visio-construction	Neuropsychological assessment immediatly before and after the training and 6 month later	Neuropsychological tests: mini mental status (MMS), Clock drawing test, Boston Naming Test, Calculating, Semantic Fluency, Phonematic Fluency, California Verbal Learning Test, Corsi Block Tapping Test, Trail Making Test, Digit Span, Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung (alteredness, Working Memory, Divided Attention, Flexibility), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Apraxias, 5 Points Test, Mosaik Test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland