Evaluation of Adherence and Engagement in a Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults

There is evidence that computerized cognitive training can improve cognition in healthy older adults and in people at risk of developing dementia, although an effective model to implement the training in the daily life of people and to ensure engagement is missing. This project studies the adherence, engagement and progress on computerized cognitive training exercises that were offered by the Association of Retirees from the Telecommunications (ASASTEL) to its associates. One hundred subjects in three different cities (Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia) received licenses to perform the exercises on line and were followed by a team of psychologists. We will evaluate adherence, engagement and progress on the computerized cognitive training exercises of those subjects.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Aging
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Computerized cognitive training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • RJ
    • Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
      • Recruiting
      • Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be an associate of ASASTEL, or the spouse of an associate,
• To have access to the internet at home and proficiency on accessing and navigating the internet,
• Availability to be evaluated and followed by the professional team.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any medical condition that precludes performing the computerized training exercises,
• Score below 27 points in the Mini Mental State Examination (MEEM),
• Moderated or advanced dementia.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Cognitive Training

Other: Computerized cognitive training; The cognitive training program consists of a set of computerized exercises designed to improve the speed and accuracy of auditory information processing while engaging neuromodulatory systems involved in attention and reward. These exercises continuously adjust the difficulty level to user performance to maintain an approximately 85% rate of correct responses. Trials with correct responses are rewarded with points and animations.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Training adherence	Training adherence will be defined as a continuous variable (number of hours of training completed by the participant).	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Individual gains on the computerized exercises	The computerized cognitive training platform, called BrainHQ, provided by Posit Science Inc, provides the individual gains on the computerized exercises with training.	1 year
Motivation with the computerized training exercise	Motivation will be assessed by quantitative (measured as a percentage of all stimulus sets available in the exercises of the BrainHq computerized cognitive training platform) and qualitative questionnaires (Adapted Ultrech Engagement Scale - UWES).	1 year
Training adherence (dichotomic variable)	Additionally training adherence will be defined as a dichotomic variable (below or above 10 hours of training).	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 7, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2017
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): August 25, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 25, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2017
• Last Verified: August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ASASTEL study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No