Eye-tracking Training for Older Adults
Eye Tracking as an Early Cognitive Intervention for Older Adults With Subjective Memory Complaints
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a computerized eye-tracking training program can improve mental health and thinking skills in older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are whether eye-tracking training can lower depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults, and whether it can improve their ability to control impulses and pay attention.
Researchers will compare older adults who receive eye-tracking training to older adults on a waitlist to see if eye-tracking training leads to greater improvements in mood and thinking skills.
Researchers will randomly assign participants into the experimental group or the waitlist control group. Participants in the experimental group will take part in eye-tracking training three times a week for 18 sessions, over about 1.5 months. Before and after training, participants will answer questions about their mood and take tests of memory, attention, and impulse control. Older adults on the waitlist will complete the same tests but will not receive training until after the study period; they will be offered the same training once their waiting period ends.
調査の概要
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Hong Kong、香港、0000
- Research Center for Neuropsychological Well-being
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Hong Kong、香港
- International Women's League Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 大人
- 高齢者
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Community-dwelling Chinese older adults aged 60 to 80 years
- Able to understand Cantonese/Chinese
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Willing and able to commit to attending 18 training sessions over the course of the intervention
Exclusion Criteria:
- A history of learning disability, psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders (e.g., head injury or Parkinson's disease), visual and/or hearing impairments, or any other physical disabilities that would affect their performance on neuropsychological assessment or adherence to the intervention
- Prior or concurrent participation in other interventions involving eye-tracking techniques
- Signs of dementia, as indicated by a total score of 18 or below on the Hong Kong version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA)
- Inability to commit to the full course of 18 training sessions
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的：処理
- 割り当て：ランダム化
- 介入モデル：並列代入
- マスキング：独身
武器と介入
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実験的：Eye-Tracking Training
Participants receive computerized eye-tracking training for 18 one-hour sessions, three times weekly, over approximately 6 weeks.
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The intervention is a copyrighted computerized training program using a non-contact eye tracker.
Participants are required to fixate on or trace visual targets across six modules of increasing difficulty to improve attention and inhibitory control.
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介入なし：Waitlist control
Participants in this group do not receive eye-tracking training during the study period and complete the same baseline and post-assessment schedule as the experimental group.
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
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Inhibitory control
時間枠：Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Inhibitory Control Index (ICI) in the Eriksen Flanker Test
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Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Sustained attention
時間枠：Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Digit Cancellation Index (DCI) in the Digit Cancellation Test
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Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Depressive symptoms
時間枠：Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Depressive symptoms are assessed using the 15-item Chinese version of Geriatric Depressive Scale (CGDS-15).
It is a 15-item self-report scale in which participants answer "Yes" or "No" to whether they experienced each of 15 common depressive symptoms in the past week.
Scores range from 0 to 15, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.
A score of 8 or higher indicates clinically significant depressive symptoms.
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Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Anxiety symptoms
時間枠：Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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Anxiety symptoms are assessed using the 10-item Chinese version of Geriatric Anxiety Scale (CGAS-10).
It is a 10-item self-report measure of anxiety symptoms in older adults.
Higher scores indicate greater severity of anxiety symptoms.
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Baseline and after completion of 18 training sessions (approximately 9 weeks)
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協力者と研究者
研究記録日
主要日程の研究
研究開始 (実際)
一次修了 (実際)
研究の完了 (実際)
試験登録日
最初に提出
QC基準を満たした最初の提出物
最初の投稿 (実際)
学習記録の更新
投稿された最後の更新 (実際)
QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました
最終確認日
詳しくは
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