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Beersheva Mental Health Center |
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Information provided by: | Beersheva Mental Health Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00146263 |
Background:
The aging of the population has lead to a significant increase in the number of older people suffering from cognitive impairment and dementia. The present lack of effective drug therapy for these conditions makes it imperative to investigate other potential therapeutic interventions.
Cognitive training has been described as possibly useful in improving cognitive function in elderly subjects with mild impairment and early dementia. However, there have been few well-designed studies to date and the results are equivocal. Most studies have relied on the use of paper-based neuropsychological assessment instruments with limited accuracy and reproducibility. The investigators have developed a validated computerized neuropsychological assessment battery with increased test-retest reliability.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a computerized training program on cognitive function in older persons with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and early dementia.
Description:
A randomized prospective AB/BA crossover study.
Methods:
Eligible males and females aged 60 years and older following initial computerized neuropsychological assessment will be randomized to receive either a 12-session computerized cognitive training program, or no treatment. Repeat neuropsychological assessment will be followed by a 4-week no treatment phase, reassessment and crossover phase. Repeat assessments will be performed at three and six months.
Condition | Intervention |
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Dementia |
Behavioral: computerized cognitive training |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment |
Official Title: | The Effect of Computerized Cognitive Training on Neuropsychological Measures of Cognitive Function in the Elderly |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Tzvi Dwolatzky, MD | 972-8-6401416 | tzvidov@bgu.ac.il |
Contact: Yaacov Grinshpun, MD | 972-8-6401520 | yaacovg@bgu.ac.il |
Israel | |
Beersheva Mental Health Center | Recruiting |
Beersheva, Israel | |
Contact: Tzvi Dwolatzky, MD 972-8-6401416 tzvidov@bgu.ac.il | |
Principal Investigator: Tzvi Dwolatzky, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Tzvi Dwolatzky, MD | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
Study ID Numbers: | BMHC-4018 |
Study First Received: | September 4, 2005 |
Last Updated: | August 3, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00146263 |
Health Authority: | Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration |
mild cognitive impairment dementia Alzheimer's Disease cognitive training |
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders Mental Disorders Alzheimer Disease Central Nervous System Diseases |
Brain Diseases Dementia Cognition Disorders Delirium |
Nervous System Diseases |