Computerized Cognitive Training Program for Older Persons With Mild Dementia
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Little is known about the effects of computerized cognitive training programs on mild dementia patients' health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 23, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 2, 2016
CompletedFebruary 2, 2016
January 1, 2016
4 months
January 23, 2016
January 29, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Cognitive Abilities as assessed by Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument.
3 months
Memory as assessed by Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire.
3 months
Cognitive State as assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Depression as assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale.
3 months
Quality of Life as assessed by Chinese Dementia Quality of Life, DQoL.
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONPatients receive only usual hospital care
Experimental group
EXPERIMENTALPatients receive only usual hospital care and community-based computerized cognitive training program
Interventions
The computer training games included: 1) a phonological loop to train the participants to choose correct song from a list of different songs which can be categorized as people, nature, and musical instrument. The difficulty level progressed from choosing one from two to choosing one from three songs; 2) a visual-spatial sketchpad to train the participants to remember and find the same graphs including vegetable, fruits, daily necessity, and numbers. The difficulty level progressed from finding one pair to three pairs of similar graphs; 3) a central executive system to train the participants to execute dual tasks including conducting dual memory, calculating while listening to music, making phone calls, and matching medication at correct time.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Aged 65 or older,
- Being diagnosed as having mild dementia by a neurologist, and
- Being able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
You may not qualify if:
- Vision or hearing impairment.
- Living with the dementia patient,
- The family member spending the most time on the patient's care, and
- \>20 years old.
- Terminally ill
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- MD
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 23, 2016
First Posted
February 2, 2016
Study Start
June 1, 2013
Primary Completion
October 1, 2013
Last Updated
February 2, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-01