Personalized Digital Training for COGnitive FITness in Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Conditions studied: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a home-based digital cognitive-training program called RICORDO can enhance patients' ability to manage their own health and daily life when they have Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) and are 50 years of age or older. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does using RICORDO for five weeks raise the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) score more than an at-home paper-and-video education program called S.A.M.B.A.? Does RICORDO also improve cognition, everyday functioning, quality of life and mood compared with S.A.M.B.A.? Researchers will compare individuals who train with RICORDO to those who follow S.A.M.B.A. to determine which approach is more effective. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and complete three 45-minute sessions per week at home for five weeks. They will also visit the clinic at the beginning and end of the program to complete questionnaires and take brief thinking tests.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07286448
- Run by
- Giovanna Zamboni
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2025-11-28
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-29
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) based on Petersen (1999) and Winblad (2004), or Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) according to Jessen (2014)
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) > 18 and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) ≤ 1
- Age ≥ 50 years
- Formal education > 3 years
- Signed informed consent
- Stable neurotropic pharmacological therapy in the past 3 months (if applicable)
- Preserved mental capacity (i.e., not under legal guardianship or protective supervision)
- Preserved ability to understand and produce written and spoken Italian
You may not qualify if…
- Severe sensory or communication impairments
- Recent participation (< 3 months) in cognitive or rehabilitation programs
- Failure to provide or withdrawal of informed consent
- History or evidence of central nervous system disorders that may affect cognition and are unrelated to the study (e.g., major stroke, brain tumors, normal pressure hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury)
- History or evidence of major psychiatric disorders
- Presence of medical conditions that may interfere with cognitive function (e.g., renal or hepatic failure, obstructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency)
Where it is running
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena — Modena, Reggio Nell'Emilia (RE), Italy (enrolling)
- IRCCS "S. Maria Nascente" — Milan, Italy (enrolling)
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