An Assessment of Cognitive Improvement Training Among Mid-life Individuals

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Conditions studied: Delay Discounting

In brief

Many health-relevant decisions involve intertemporal (now vs. later) tradeoffs. Extensive literature indicates that many negative health and financial consequences suffered in mid-life are linked to adversity and disadvantage during early developmental periods of life. Individuals who continue to engage in these types of unhealthy behaviors despite awareness of the health consequences are exhibiting an inability to delay gratification. Delay discounting (DD) is quantified in human studies by determining the rate at which an individual discounts a delayed reward, while executive function (EF) is defined as the set of cognitive processes that are responsible for helping individuals manage life tasks and achieve goals. This research will attempt to reduce DD via EF training in a population of mid-life individuals with risk factors established during early-life disadvantage.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03501706

Run by

University of Kansas

People needed

680

Starts

2014-11-01

Expected to finish

2024-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-10

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Community members in neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland
• Participants willing to participate in the 5-7 week program

You may not qualify if…

• Participants with a severe substance use disorder according to the DSM-5 with any substance other than tobacco
• Participants with any significant medical or psychiatric condition which the training is not designed for (e.g., traumatic brain injury, dementia, significant learning disability, or schizophrenia)
• Participants with severe depression

Where it is running

• University of Kansas-Lawrence — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)

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