Computerized Cognitive Training Program for Older Persons With Mild Dementia

January 29, 2016 updated by: Yam-Ting Kwok, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.However, most of these studies were not randomized controlled trial and the samples of these studies were mostly healthy older persons, patients with brain injuries, or with moderate and severe dementia. A lack of studies for effects of these programs on patients with mild dementia using randomized controlled trials was found. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Patients' Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 65 or older,
  • Being diagnosed as having mild dementia by a neurologist, and
  • Being able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Patients' Exclusion Criteria:

  • Vision or hearing impairment.

Caregivers' (proxy) Inclusion Criteria:

  • Living with the dementia patient,
  • The family member spending the most time on the patient's care, and
  • >20 years old.

Caregivers' (proxy) Exclusion Criteria:

  • Terminally ill

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Patients receive only usual hospital care
Experimental: Experimental group
Patients receive only usual hospital care and community-based computerized cognitive training program
Other: A community-based computerized cognitive training program
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Cognitive Abilities as assessed by Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument.
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Memory as assessed by Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire.
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Cognitive State as assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Depression as assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale.
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Quality of Life as assessed by Chinese Dementia Quality of Life, DQoL.
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

February 2, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 2, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NSC 101-2314-B-570-001

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