SCOT: An Online Intervention to Reduce Social Isolation and Promote Cognitive Well-being in the Elderly Population

Università degli Studi di Trento1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJanuary 19, 2021

ConditionsAging Cognitive Decline

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Aging
Sponsor: Università degli Studi di Trento
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: The Tower of London test (Boccia et al. 2017)
Last Updated: 4 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Social isolation and reduced involvement in cognitive activities are associated with repercussions on cognitive well-being and health status in elderly adults. In particular, loneliness and social isolation represent risk factors in favouring cognitive decline and dementia. The Social Cognition Online Training (SCOT) project aims to evaluate the beneficial effects of an online intervention on social-cognitive functioning in healthy elderly subjects.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 19, 2021

End Date

February 28, 2022

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Università degli Studi di Trento

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Cognitively healthy subjects aged above 65 years old
•Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) equivalent score \> 1 (Italian normative values)

Exclusion Criteria

•Diagnosis of dementia, based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, FifthEdition (DSM-V)
•History of current or previous neuropsychiatric disorders;
•History of current or previous substance abuse;