Brain Exercises for Synaptic Plasticity

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cognitive Change

In brief

The BEST study will investigate the feasibility of cognitive interventions in a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. The investigators will recruit 45 cognitively normal subjects and engage them in one of three cohorts over an 8 week period, including active reading vs. origami study arms and a placebo group without structured cognitive intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03058055

Run by

University of Kentucky

People needed

45

Starts

2016-07-15

Expected to finish

2017-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-19

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Non demented community dwelling elders

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to perform the reading or origami tasks for any reason

Where it is running

• Sander's Brown Center on Aging — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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