Cognitive Training for Digital Biomarkers

Taipei Medical University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cognitive Decline; Healthy Aging

Treatments: Other: Smartphone-based cognitive training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06090942

N202303103

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to conduct cognitive training for digital biomarkers among older adults.

Full description

The prevalence of dementia in rural areas is higher than in urban areas. However, the resource and research input on cognitive training for rural older adults still needs improvement. There is also no solution for preventing or early detection of dementia in rural areas. Unlike biomarkers that require invasive detection, digital biomarkers have been advocated in recent years for early disease prediction. However, there are still few studies on the effectiveness of digital biomarkers in evaluating cognitive function in the elderly. In addition, although previous studies have confirmed that cognitive training can be effective for older adults, it is difficult for the elderly in rural areas to obtain these cognitive-promoting resources due to distance. Moreover, the autonomy and right of choice of older adults are the keys to the success of their health behavior change.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 95 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. At least 60 years of age, Can communicate in Chinese (Taiwanese)
2. Bring your own mobile device with Internet access.
3. Can act alone without physical impairment；full score of basic activities of daily living scale and instrumental activities of daily living scale.

Exclusion criteria

1. Dementia diagnosed by a physician and in compliance with ICD-10
2. Physician diagnosed with significant mental illness or communication impairment
3. Participated in other cognitive training studies within the past year
4. Medical conditions associated with rapid functional and cognitive decline
5. Severe visual impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive training

Experimental group

Description:

Smartphone-based cognitive training

Treatment:

Other: Smartphone-based cognitive training

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention