Benefits of Online Mahjong by Older Adults

NCT05808426 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: YM108123F_M
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the clinical efficacy of online Mahjong in improving physical health, cognitive performance, happiness, laboratory biomarkers, and structural brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) by a randomized controlled trial design, and hopefully to expand the scope of healthy aging intervention activities with strong scientific evidence.

Conditions

Aged

Keywords

online Mahjong; physical activity; cognitive function; quality of life in older adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in MRI study from baseline to 6 months in the intervention group.

  Change in MRI study from baseline to 6 months in the intervention group.

  baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

  baseline and 6 months

• EuroQol instrument (EQ-5D)

  baseline and 6 months

• International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

  baseline and 6 months

• Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)

  baseline and 6 months

• Demoralization Scale-Mandarin Version (DS-MV)

  baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

observation with no intervention group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group only performed routine data collection; the research assistant asked the subjects about their usual activities by telephone every month to understand their physical activity in this half of the year.

Mahjong group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group intervened a Bonus Winner Mahjong developed by Bonus Winner Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. The participants in experimental group played three times a week, each time requiring at least lasting 30 minutes, for half of a year.

Device: Bonus Winner Mahjong

Interventions

Bonus Winner Mahjong DEVICE

Bonus Winner Mahjong developed by Bonus Winner Online Entertainment Co., Ltd. The participants in experimental group played three times a week, each time requiring at least lasting 30 minutes, for half of a year.

Mahjong group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years - 74 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥ 55 years old.
• More than 6 years of formal education.
• Can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
• Can accept MRI examination without claustrophobia.
• Can understand the research process, meet the requirements of the research, and can sign the consent form and participate in the subject.

You may not qualify if:

• Have engaged in any Mahjong games in the past three months.
• Engaged in Mahjong games more than three times per year in the past three years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, 112, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Liang-Kung Chen, PhD

  Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences,National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Participants were not explicitly informed about their group assignment and there was no contact between study investigators and participants during the study period. The intervention allocation was masked from investigators by anonymized coding, and the individuals who were assigned interventions were not involved in assessing outcomes and analyzing data. The investigators also avoided any potential interactions between participants in either intervention group.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study is a single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Eligible participants were allocated randomly 1:1, without stratification, to either the intervention or the control group, according to a computer-generated random number sequence.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2023
• First Posted: April 11, 2023
• Study Start: July 28, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2021
• Study Completion: March 20, 2022
• Last Updated: April 19, 2023

Record last verified: 2020-06

Locations

TW (1)