Brain Changes With Game Training in Aging

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Conditions studied: Aging, Dementia

In brief

The purpose is to use MRI to investigate brain changes associated with playing a race car video game for 90 minutes in aging adults both with and without early signs of dementia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02490137

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

20

Starts

2015-06-15

Expected to finish

2017-08-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-10

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 50-80 years of age
• Part of existing aging research sample cohorts at University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Successful research MRI study within prior two years
• May include participants with
• No diagnosed cognitive impairment
• amnestic MCI
• mild AD (single or multi-domain) with predominant amnesia

You may not qualify if…

• Contraindications to MRI (see Risks of MRI below)
• Significant experience with playing race car video games in previous 2 years.
• Severe AD
• Lack of capacity as determined by the Capacity Assessment of Understanding questionnaire
• Women who may be pregnant

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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