Attention Training for Learning Enhancement and Resilience Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Age-related Cognitive Decline

In brief

Healthy aging is associated with a decline in multiple cognitive domains, as well as motor control function. The long-term consequences of cognitive and functional impairment resulting from age-related cognitive decline are well documented in the scientific and clinical literature, with significant evidence of related problems with independent functional abilities. This study aims to understand how the experimental computer program can affect cognition and attention in participants with age-related cognitive decline.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02416401

Run by

Posit Science Corporation

People needed

83

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-09

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be 65 years of age or older
• Participants must have a diagnosis of age-related cognitive decline as confirmed by interview and performance on screening assessments
• Participants must be fluent English speakers
• Participants must have adequate visual, auditory, and motor capacity to use computerized intervention

You may not qualify if…

• Participants with diagnosis of PTSD, depression or other psychologically diagnosable emotional disorder
• Participants with a history of conditions that could affect thinking abilities, including brain injury, mental illness, cancer, or other neurological conditions (multiple sclerosis, seizure disorder), HIV/AIDS will be excluded
• Participants enrolled in another concurrent research study will be excluded
• Participants who have difficulty performing assessments or comprehending or following spoken instructions, in the judgment of the screening clinician, will be excluded
• Participants with a current or significant past history of substance abuse will be excluded
• Participants who show signs of suicidal ideations or behaviors will be excluded and referred for appropriate treatment

Where it is running

• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Harvard Medical School — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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