Using Technology to Promote Mental Acuity
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 600
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Number of activities completed
研究概览
简要总结
The study plans to test the effectiveness of behavioral economics based incentives to promote the daily use of computer programs designed to improve memory and mental acuity. Subjects will be recruited from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The primary objective is to determine the impact of structured financial incentives on the number of computer-based cognitive exercises completed during a 3 month intervention period.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 55 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •55-80 years old
排除标准
- •Unable to read or understand the informed consent form
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Given access to mental exercises but receives no rewards for use.
干预措施: No incentives (Behavioral)
Atomistic
Each individual is awarded for his or her individual participation
干预措施: Financial incentives (Behavioral)
Altruistic
Participants are paired and rewarded according to the other individual's participation.
干预措施: Financial incentives (Behavioral)
Team-based
Teams compete against each other and receive rewards according to relative participation.
干预措施: Financial incentives (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Number of activities completed
时间窗: 6 weeks
The number of memory and cognition enhancement activities played per day using the study provided software will be measured.
Performance on activities completed
时间窗: 6 weeks
Performance is measured by a scoring algorithm designed to estimate levels of memory, attention, cognitive control and processing speed.
次要结局
未报告次要终点