CogMax: A Healthy Brain Ageing cognitive training and psychoeducation program for older adults.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Older adults; Cognitive impairment; Psychological wellbeing; Neurological - Dementias; Neurological - Parkinson's disease; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001542280
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-14
• Study Completion: 2022-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 23 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

•>= 50 years of age;
•Subjective Memory Impairment (SCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Parkinson’s Disease (PD) with cognitive complaints;
•Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score >24 or Montreal Cognitive Assessment score >=26;
•Willing and able to attend the BMC once a week at a mutually agreed time for therapy sessions, if randomly allocated to the facilitated condition;
•Willing and able to remain in contact with the study team for the duration of the trial, including attending the BMC for baseline and follow-up assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

•Intellectual or developmental disability
•Previous head injury with loss of consciousness > 30 minutes
•History of stroke or seizures
•History of neurological illness (other than Parkinson’s disease)
•History of psychiatric illness (other than affective disorder – e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD)
•History of electroconvulsive therapy or deep brain stimulation
•Current/past alcohol or substance dependence (other than nicotine)
•Current medical condition which may affect cognition (e.g., cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome)
•Concurrent use of other psychological or computerized CT therapy (internet or clinician-delivered)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
earning and memory will be assessed using the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) for verbal learning/memory, and the Paired Associates Learning subtest from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) for non-verbal learning.[Baseline (before randomization), post-intervention follow-up (within two weeks of completing the intervention), and long-term follow-up (six months after completing the intervention).<br>All timepoints are considered primary.]