Using Technology to Promote Mental Acuity
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interventional
600
1 country
2
Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started May 2010
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 17, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 19, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2012
CompletedDecember 2, 2016
December 1, 2016
1.3 years
May 17, 2010
December 1, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Number of activities completed
The number of memory and cognition enhancement activities played per day using the study provided software will be measured.
6 weeks
Performance on activities completed
Performance is measured by a scoring algorithm designed to estimate levels of memory, attention, cognitive control and processing speed.
6 weeks
Study Arms (4)
Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORGiven access to mental exercises but receives no rewards for use.
Atomistic
EXPERIMENTALEach individual is awarded for his or her individual participation
Altruistic
EXPERIMENTALParticipants are paired and rewarded according to the other individual's participation.
Team-based
EXPERIMENTALTeams compete against each other and receive rewards according to relative participation.
Interventions
Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.
Participants will be given training and access to the software to participate in mental exercises but will not be given financial incentives for participation.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years old
You may not qualify if:
- Unable to read or understand the informed consent form
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Pennsylvanialead
- Carnegie Mellon Universitycollaborator
Study Sites (2)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 17, 2010
First Posted
May 19, 2010
Study Start
May 1, 2010
Primary Completion
September 1, 2011
Study Completion
March 1, 2012
Last Updated
December 2, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-12