Improvements in Cognitive Skills of Older Adults Using Dynamic Visual Attention Training

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Conditions studied: Age Related Cognitive Decline

In brief

The proposed SBIR Phase I study tests the feasibility of PATH neurotraining for improving cognitive skills in older adults and, potentially, forestalling or protecting against cognitive decline and dementia. The feasibility of PATH neurotraining will be evaluated by comparing it with another cognitive training program, Brain HQ's Target Tracker, and ascertaining the relative advantage(s) of PATH neurotraining for enhancing cognition in older adults between 55 and 75 years of age whose cognition is either in the age-normative range or in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) range of standardized psychometric measures. MEG/MRI source imaging will be used on 12 of the PATH group participants to determine whether the behavioral results are verified by improvements in the dorsal, attention, and executive control networks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03456986

Run by

Perception Dynamics Institute

People needed

0

Starts

2018-09-04

Expected to finish

2021-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-04

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All older adults who want to participate and can do the intervention tasks, agree to the time commitment, and are not excluded for reasons cited below

You may not qualify if…

• Have severe depressions or suicidal thoughts or tendencies
• Have had a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or metabolic derangements causing cognitive impairments, such as alcohol or substance abuse.
• Cannot complete the PATH neurotraining task, pushing the left or right arrow key on the computer after moving patterns are presented briefly on the computer screen will be excluded. That has never been a problem previously, so we do not anticipate excluding anyone for this reason.
• Cannot drive to the test site, eliminating those with major functional issues in cognition.
• Have been given a diagnosis of dementia by their doctor.
• Do not agree to complete the study after hearing the time commitment involved.
• For the MEG portion of study, have extensive metal dental hardware )e.g. braces and large metal dentures; fillings are acceptable) or other metal objects in the head, neck, or face areas that cause artifacts in the MEG data, not removable during pre-processing

Where it is running

• UCSD Radiology Laboratory — La Jolla, California, United States
• Perception Dynamics Institute — Solana Beach, California, United States

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