Computer-Assisted, Game-Based Cognitive Training on Attention

The Effect of Computer-Assisted, Game-Based Cognitive Training on Attention: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of cognitive training on attention function in healthy young people.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention; Young Adults
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Computer assited, game-based cognitive training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Denizli, Turkey
    • Pamukkale University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 24 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Those between the ages of 21-24,
• No communication problem,
• Not continuing any exercise program for the last 1 year,
• Having a smart phone, tablet or computer required to participate in the training program,
• Individuals who volunteered to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having vision and hearing problems,
• Individuals who continued the physical exercise program and/or had hobbies such as puzzles and jigsaw puzzles that could affect the cognitive level.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cognitive training group; The training group received 20 minutes of cognitive training every day for 8 weeks	Other: Computer assited, game-based cognitive training; After recording the demographic information of the participants, the Stroop Test was applied to evaluate attention. After the stages of the test were explained to the participants in detail, they were shown once in practice. The training group received 20 minutes of cognitive training every day for 8 weeks. No training was applied to the control group. Groups were evaluated at baseline and after 8 weeks.
No Intervention: Control group; No training was applied to the control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Stroop test	The Stroop Test is a test that evaluates frontal lobe functions and cognitive processes such as attention and information processing. The Stroop Test TBAG Form consists of four white cards measuring 14.0 x 21.5 cm. The performance of the participants was scored according to three separate criteria for each section: These criteria are: the time taken until the last item of the section is answered with the "start" command, the number of errors, the number of corrected responses.	10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pamukkale University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 20, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 10, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 16, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cognitive-training
• Other Study ID Numbers: 27.01.2022/Attention

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