Kinect-based Versus Tablet-based Cognitive Training: a Pilot Study With Psychiatric Patients

NCT05100849 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1/2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to analyze which cognitive training experimental condition - Tablet versus Kinect - results in greater cognitive, mood, quality of life, and functional gains in a sample of chronic psychiatric patients.

Conditions

Psychiatric Disorder

Keywords

Cognitive training; Simulations of instrumental activities of daily living; Tablet-based cognitive training; Kinect-based cognitive training; Psychiatric disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) (Cognitive screening)

  Change from baseline in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA); Min score=0; Max score=30; Higher scores mean a better outcome

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) (Executive functions screening)

  Change from baseline in the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB). Min score=0; Max score=18; Higher scores mean a better outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test (TP) (Sustained and selective attention)

  Change from baseline in the Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test (TP); Min score=0; Max score=dependent on patients' performance during a 10-min time frame; A higher work efficiency index means a better outcome, whereas a higher dispersion index means a worse outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT) (Visuospatial skills and visual memory)

  Change from baseline in the Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT); Min score=0; Max score=36; Higher scores mean a better outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Symbol Search and Coding (WAIS-III) (Processing speed)

  Change from baseline in the Symbol Search and Coding (WAIS-III); Min score=0; Max score dependent on patients' performance in a 120 seconds time frame. Higher scores in both subtests mean a better outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Verbal Fluency Tests (semantic and phonemic) (Executive Functions)

  Change from baseline in the Verbal Fluency Tests (semantic and phonemic); Min score=0; Max score dependent on patients' performance during a 1-minute time frame. Higher scores on both verbal fluency tests mean a better outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT) (Verbal Memory)

  Change from baseline in the Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT); Min score immediate recall trials=0; Max score immediate recall trials=48; Min score Delayed recall trials=0; Max score delayed recall trials=16. Higher scores on both trials mean a better outcome.

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) (Depressive symptomatology)

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) (Quality of life)

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

• Adults and Older Adults Functional Assessment Inventory (IAFAI)

  Baseline (1 week before the beginning of the intervention), post-intervention (7 weeks) and follow-up (3-months)

Study Arms (2)

Kinect-based cognitive training

EXPERIMENTAL

Standard treatment protocol and 14 sessions (biweekly during 30 minutes) of Kinect-based cognitive training inspired by instrumental activities of daily living.

Procedure: Kinect-based cognitive training

Tablet-based cognitive training

EXPERIMENTAL

Standard treatment protocol and 14 sessions (biweekly during 30 minutes) of Tablet-based cognitive training inspired by instrumental activities of daily living.

Procedure: Tablet-based cognitive training

Interventions

Kinect-based cognitive training PROCEDURE

The Kinect-based group will be involved in the standard treatment protocol and will perform a 14-sessions cognitive training program that consists of instrumental activities of daily living simulations. The cognitive training content will be projected onto a wall and patients will interact with the content, i.e., the selection of the appropriate response, through movement (kinect).

Kinect-based cognitive training

Tablet-based cognitive training PROCEDURE

The Tablet-based group will be involved in the standard treatment protocol and will perform a 14-sessions cognitive training program that consists of instrumental activities of daily living simulations. Patients will interact with the cognitive training content through a tablet.

Tablet-based cognitive training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 75 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Psychiatric diagnosis;
• Maximum age: 75 years old;
• Relatively preserved language abilities (expressive and receptive language);
• Being able to read and write;
• Having no motor limitations;
• Having no medical history of neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, etc.)
• Preserved visual and auditory acuity;

You may not qualify if:

• Experiencing an acute psychiatric episode.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade da Madeira: lead
• Casa de Saúde Câmara Pestana: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Casa de Saúde Câmara Pestana

Funchal, São Gonçalo, 9060-378, Portugal

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Camara J, Ferreira L, Faria AL, Vilar M, Bermudez I Badia S. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Impact of Full-Body Interaction on Computerized Cognitive Training Based on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Chronic Psychiatric Inpatients. Games Health J. 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2021.0228. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 36251861 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor at the University of Madeira and Senior Researcher at NOVA LINCS

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2021
• First Posted: October 29, 2021
• Study Start: July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: October 30, 2021
• Last Updated: May 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PT (1)