Computerized Cognitive Training Program for Older Persons With Mild Dementia

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dementia

Treatments: Other: A community-based computerized cognitive training program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02671630

NSC 101-2314-B-570-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Little is known about the effects of computerized cognitive training programs on mild dementia patients' health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.

Full description

Little is known about the effects of computerized cognitive training programs on mild dementia patients' health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.However, most of these studies were not randomized controlled trial and the samples of these studies were mostly healthy older persons, patients with brain injuries, or with moderate and severe dementia. A lack of studies for effects of these programs on patients with mild dementia using randomized controlled trials was found. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients' Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 65 or older,
• Being diagnosed as having mild dementia by a neurologist, and
• Being able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Patients' Exclusion Criteria:

• Vision or hearing impairment.

Caregivers' (proxy) Inclusion Criteria:

• Living with the dementia patient,
• The family member spending the most time on the patient's care, and
• >20 years old.

Caregivers' (proxy) Exclusion Criteria:

• Terminally ill

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients receive only usual hospital care

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients receive only usual hospital care and community-based computerized cognitive training program

Treatment:

Other: A community-based computerized cognitive training program