Effects of a Training Program Based on Abacus and Other Activities in Healthy Older Adults

NCT02897102 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 257651
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a structured program, which was based on abacus training associated with other activities, administered as weekly group classes over a 7 month period in older adults.

Conditions

Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Reasoning score change

  Reasoning score change will be measured using the Z-score of Matrix Reasoning subtest of the BETA III

  After 7 month

• Attention score change

  Attention score change will be measured using the average of the Z-scores of the Codes subtest of the BETA III and the Cogstate Identification Task

  After 7 month

• Speed of processing score change

  Speed of processing score change will be measured using the Z-score of the Cogstate Detection Task

  After 7 month

• Working memory score change

  Working memory score change will be measured using the average of the Z-scores of the Cogstate One Back and Two Back tasks

  After 7 month

• Verbal learning and memory score change

  Verbal learning and memory score change will be measured using the average of the Z-scores of the Cogstate International Shopping List and International Shopping List - Delayed Recall tasks

  After 7 month

• Visual learning and memory score change

  Visual learning and memory score change will be measured using the average of the Z-scores of the Cogstate Continuous Paired Associate Learning, One Card Learning and Groton Maze Learning Test - Delayed Recall tasks

  After 7 month

• Executive function score change

  Executive function score change will be measured using the average of the Z-scores of the Cogstate Groton Maze Learning Test and Set Shifting Task

  After 7 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Motivation

  After 7 months

• Quality of life

  After 7 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The individuals in the control group chose to participate in different group activities: ballroom dancing (5 participants), belly dancing (4 participants), chorus (16 participants), Spanish classes (8 participants) and chorus and Spanish classes (6 participants). The activities were offered once per week in 2 hours classes for 35 weeks and were held between April and November of 2013.

Other: Different group activities

Training group

EXPERIMENTAL

was offered in one weekly class for 2 hours for 35 weeks between April and November of 2013. The first 50 minutes were spent performing exercises with the abacus, with increasing difficulty. One or two of the following activities followed the abacus training: playing games, neurobic and group dynamics.

Behavioral: Training

Interventions

Training BEHAVIORAL

Training program based on abacus and other activities

Training group

Different group activities OTHER

ballroom dancing (5 participants), belly dancing (4 participants), chorus (16 participants), Spanish classes (8 participants) and chorus and Spanish classes (6 participants).

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥ 60 years
• Score ≥ 26 on the Mini-Mental State Examination
• Portuguese as a native language.

You may not qualify if:

• A neurological or serious medical condition that would prevent participation in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2016
• First Posted: September 13, 2016
• Study Start: April 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2013
• Study Completion: November 1, 2013
• Last Updated: September 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share