Cognitive Multi-Tasking Training in Healthy Older Adults

NCT04195230 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AAAS6529
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluated the feasibility of a remote web-based ecological cognitive training protocol to healthy older adults. The training protocol involves 5 training sessions.

Conditions

Age-related Cognitive Decline

Keywords

Web-based Cognitive Training; Executive Functions; Attention; Multi-tasking; Aging; Healthy Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Cooking Time Discrepancy Scores

  Change in cooking time (milliseconds) in each food type. In the computerized task, participants are asked to cook different food types. Scores reflect the average absolute values of the difference between the required and actual cooking time of each item. Lowers scores (closest to zero) represent a better outcome.

  Up to 3 weeks

• Change in Range of Stop Times Score

  Change in cooking time (milliseconds) between food items. In the computerized task, participants are asked to cook different food types. Scores reflect is the difference between the first and last food item stopped cooking. Lowers scores (closest to zero) represent a better outcome.

  Up to 3 weeks

• Change in the Number of Tables Set Score

  Change in the total number of tables set. In the computerized task, participants are asked to set tables for four guests, when finished, one point is given. Higher scores represent a better outcome.

  Up to 3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Post-training feasibility questionnaire

  Within one week after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

Computerized Cognitive Training (Breakfast Game)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will undergo a pilot training protocol where they will have to perform two tasks concomitantly, in a multi-tasking fashion. The tasks are related to everyday activities as "cooking" and "setting tables".

Behavioral: Multi-tasking Training

Interventions

Multi-tasking Training BEHAVIORAL

Participants will undergo training protocol where they will have, concomitantly, to cook different meals and set the table under different instructions, rules and difficulty level.

Computerized Cognitive Training (Breakfast Game)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Cognitively healthy older adults

You may not qualify if:

• Low test scores (below 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment - MoCA)
• Presence of certain medical conditions (i.e., major neurological or psychiatric disorder, or a medical condition that may impact cognitive functioning).
• Subjects which English is not the primary language, or with lack of capacity to consent will not be enrolled.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Sanz Simon S, Ben-Eliezer D, Pondikos M, Stern Y, Gopher D. Feasibility and acceptability of a new web-based cognitive training platform for cognitively healthy older adults: the breakfast task. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2023 Aug 4;9(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01359-2.

  PMID: 37542331 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Yaakov Stern, Ph.D.

  Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2019
• First Posted: December 11, 2019
• Study Start: January 2, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 5, 2021
• Study Completion: November 5, 2021
• Last Updated: February 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Data will be available within 6 months of study completion.
• Access Criteria: Data access requests will be reviewed by the principal investigator.

Locations

US (1)