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Brain Fitness APP for Cognitive Enhancement

22 februari 2021 uppdaterad av: Dr. Zahra Kazem-Moussavi, University of Manitoba

Brain Fitness APP for Cognitive Enhancement of People With Dementia

Memory and cognitive declines are associated with normal brain aging but are also precursors to dementia, in particular the so called the pandemic of the century, Alzheimer's disease. While currently there is no cure or "vaccine" against dementia, there are hopes to delay the onset of the disease by living a brain-healthy life style. The proposed research offers a novel approach to prevent dementia and age-related cognitive disorders.

We propose to use our developed brain fitness APP for the aging population with dementia. The proposed APP is based on the premise of brain plasticity, and targets the brain functions that are declining with normal aging and dementia. In a pilot study, we showed very positive effects of our custom designed brain exercises to strengthen left-right side brain connectivity in older adults when used regularly. Leveraging our previous design, we have developed an end-user product with additional features and enhanced user interface and user experience that will allow it to be used for neuro-cognitive rehabilitation by an individual without supervision The proposed APP will be tested on 30 individuals with cognitive impairment.

Additionally, participants can receive an optional electrical stimulation called transcranial alternating current stimulation. This applies an alternating current to a person's brain by two electrodes placed on the scalp. The participants, who choose this option, will receive simultaneous stimulation during the brain exercise tutored sessions. Studies have shown that simultaneous application of the electrical stimulation and cognitive exercises further enhances the cognitive function by boosting the working memory improvement. Thus, this may lead to further improvements from any potential positive effects of the brain exercises.

We anticipate the frequent use of the proposed APP will help to slow and even reverse the progression of the cognition decline in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Studieöversikt

Status

Okänd

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

The research is on the frequent use of our designed APP (for iPADs) that contains a series of our recently developed brain exercises that contains a series of our recently developed brain exercises, including orientation, associative memory, word-image association, recall memory, etc. Participant can receive an optional electrical stimulation called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) simultaneously during the brain exercise tutor sessions.

Each participant will have a dedicated tutor for Brain Exercises with three scheduling options:

A) 5 days/week, 2 sessions/day each 30 min) for a period of 4 weeks, B) 3 days/week, 2 sessions/day each 30 minute for a period of 8 weeks, C) Remote program, 5 days/week, 40min/day for a period of 4 weeks (this option is not available for participants receiving tACS).

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Förväntat)

30

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

20 år till 95 år (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: 20+ years
  • Have a score of 7≤ MoCA ≤ 25
  • Being diagnosed with either mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild/moderate stage of Alzheimer's.
  • Except the MCI/Alzheimer's diagnosis, have no known or diagnosis of major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mood disorder, Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease, ALS, MS, and/or any other neurological disorder.
  • Reading/writing fluency in English

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Icke-randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Brain fitness app
Daily tutored sessions of brain exercises on an iPAD (in-person or remote)
Övrig: Brain fitness app
Daily tutored sessions of brain exercises on an iPAD (in-person or remote)
Experimentell: Brain fitness app with tACS
Daily tutored sessions of brain exercises on an iPAD combined with simultaneous transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
Övrig: Brain fitness app with tACS
Daily tutored sessions of brain exercises on an iPAD with simultaneous transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS IV)
Tidsram: baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment
This assessment has a total of 11 tests, out of which we will use its six primary tests that assess our target brain functions, comprised of 12 subtests (subsections): Logical Memory 1, Verbal Paired Associates 1, Faces 1, Family Pictures 1, Logical Memory 2, Verbal Paired Associates 2, Faces 2, Family Pictures 2, Verbal Paired Associates 2 Recognition, Logical Memory 2 Recognition, Letter-Number Sequencing and Spatial Span. They are classified into 3 major memory indexes: Immediate Memory, General Memory and Working Memory.
baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in Egocentric Spatial Orientation
Tidsram: baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment
This test is one of the PI's designs that has been in use since a few years ago. It is used for detecting the onset of Alzheimer's. In this test participants sit in a customized wheelchair and by waking the wheelchair they move within a virtual cubic building to reach a particular target room. They can do this test either using the laptop screen or in its immersive version wearing a goggle (Oculus Rift 2).
baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment
Change in MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE (MADRS)
Tidsram: baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment
The MADRS is a ten item rating scale for rating levels of depression. Each item is rated on a 7-point scale from 0 to 6, where 0 indicates absence of the symptom and 6 indicates extreme presence of the symptom. The time frame for the scale is the previous four weeks.
baseline, post-intervention within a week after the end of 4-week trial and a month after the second assessment

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Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

20 juni 2018

Primärt slutförande (Förväntat)

1 december 2021

Avslutad studie (Förväntat)

1 december 2021

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

11 april 2018

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

12 juli 2018

Första postat (Faktisk)

16 juli 2018

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

24 februari 2021

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

22 februari 2021

Senast verifierad

1 februari 2021

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • B2018:029GB

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