Cognitive Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Neuron-up (CROAN)

Universidad de Burgos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Indication for Modification of Patient Cognitive Status

Treatments: Other: Web platform: Neuronup

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03944135

UBurgos

IR 10/2019 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction. The application of new technologies for cognitive rehabilitation has increased over the last years and has enabled occupational therapists to work more efficiently, minimizing costs and time for analysis, management, and design of activities.

Objective. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of cognitive intervention using the web platform Neuronup in a group of elderly subjects; the study is based on the dependent variables (memory, attention, and language) analyzed with the abbreviated Barcelona Test.

Subjects and Methods. Aquasi-experimental design was carried out with subjects assigned to two groups: a control group (20 subjects) and an experimental group (20 subjects). The abbreviated Barcelona Test was administered to assess patients before and after the intervention with this software to draw conclusions.

Full description

Introduction. The application of new technologies for cognitive rehabilitation has increased over the last years and has enabled occupational therapists to work more efficiently, minimizing costs and time for analysis, management, and design of activities.

Objective. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of cognitive intervention using the web platform Neuronup in a group of elderly subjects; the study is based on the dependent variables (memory, attention, and language) analyzed with the abbreviated Barcelona Test.

Subjects and Methods. Aquasi-experimental design was carried out with subjects assigned to two groups: a control group (20 subjects) and an experimental group (20 subjects). The abbreviated Barcelona Test was administered to assess patients before and after the intervention with this software to draw conclusions.

Results. Analyses of variance (ANOVA), analyses of covariance (ANCOVA), and multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) were perfomed in the memory, orientation, reading, and language domains. Statistically signifcant differences were recorded in all domains except language where scores remained the same.

Conclusion. It has been demonstrated that Neuronup is an effective program for improving cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and orientation in older adults, hence it would be beneficial to implement technology-based treatments conducted by specialized professionals.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. subjects between 75 and 85 years of age;
2. obtain a score greater than 20 points for the MEC (Lobo's cognitive mini-exam); and
3. attend occupational therapy sessions on a regular basis.

Exclusion criteria

1. presence of neurocognitive disorder (Alzheimer's-type dementia among others);
2. not be an institutionalized resident at a nursing home;
3. a family history of a psychiatric problem;
4. presence of polipathology; and
5. have lived at a nursing home for less than 2 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The sample consisted of 40 people: 20 in an experimental group. There were 5 men and 15 women.

Treatment:

Other: Web platform: Neuronup

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The sample consisted of 40 people: 20 in a control group. There were 5 men and 15 women.

Treatment:

Other: Web platform: Neuronup