Therapeutic Efficacy of Categorical Language Fluency Smartphone Game Application

March 23, 2020 updated by: Ki Woong Kim, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

A Study of Therapeutic Efficacy of Categorical Language Fluency Smartphone Game Application in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Dementia (Baseline Study)

The purpose of this study is to examine therapeutic efficacy of categorical language fluency smartphone game application in mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer's dementia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Categorical Language Fluency Smartphone Game Application was developed based on the semantic distance training, which was effective in improving categorical language fluency of mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer's dementia. 10 patients with mild cognitive impairment and another 10 patients with mild Alzheimer's dementia were recruited to examine therapeutic efficacy of the application.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

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

55 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged above 55

  • Confirmed literacy

    • Diagnosed to mild cognitive impairment by International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Clinical Dementia Rating(CDR) of 0 or 0.5.
    • Diagnosed to possible or probable Alzheimer's dementia by NINCDS-ADRDA and Clinical Dementia Rating(CDR) of 1 or below.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of delirium, confusion
  • Any neurological conditions causing cognitive decline such as Parkinson's disease, brain hemorrhage, brain tumor, normal pressure hydrocephalus
  • Evidence of severe cerebrovascular pathology
  • History of loss-of-consciousness over 1 hour due to head trauma or repetitive head trauma of mild severity
  • History of substance abuse or dependence such as alcohol
  • Presence of depressive symptoms that could influence cognitive function
  • Presence of medical comorbidities that could result in cognitive decline

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Categorical Language Fluency Smartphone Application
Smartphone game application specifically aimed at training categorical language fluency
Device: Categorical Language Fluency Smartphone Application
4 weeks' training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Application usage log
Time Frame: 4-weeks treatment
Log to assess compliance of participant(by describing frequency and duration of training by using application)
4-weeks treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subjective Memory Complaint Questionnaire
Time Frame: after 4-weeks treatment
to evaluate efficacy of application
after 4-weeks treatment
Geriatric Depression Scale
Time Frame: after 4-weeks treatment
to evaluate efficacy of application
after 4-weeks treatment
Korean version of MMSE for dementia screening
Time Frame: after 4-weeks treatment
to evaluate efficacy of application
after 4-weeks treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Collaborators

Seoul National University
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 20, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

July 28, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2010-0028631

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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