Cognitive Intervention with Leisure Activities for Cognitive Impairment

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

+1 other location

Overseen bySylvie Belleville, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?The team "Cognitive intervention, cognitive reserve and brain plasticity", Team 10, is part of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). The team's aim is to develop and test a multi-faceted intervention program meant to increase cognitive and brain reserve by providing cognitive stimulation through participation in cognitive training sessions and engaging leisure activities. This will be done with a partially randomized controlled double-blind preference trial with a comprehensive cohort design, in participants with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) recruited in Montreal and Toronto.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for individuals with subjective cognitive decline who are worried about their memory, have certain scores on memory and cognition tests, can commit to the full intervention plus follow-ups, and have internet at home. Excluded are those with recent major surgery or serious illness, substance abuse issues, no study partner, insufficient English/French proficiency in Toronto/Montreal respectively, or extensive music training.

Inclusion Criteria

Possess sufficient visual and auditory acuity to undergo neuropsychological tests and the intervention

My cognitive function score is 20 or higher.

Have an internet connection at home

+5 more

Exclusion Criteria

I have a disease or injury affecting my brain or spinal cord.

I have had surgery on my brain.

I have a serious health condition that could lead to death within a year.

+11 more

Participant Groups

The trial is testing a program that combines cognitive training sessions with engaging leisure activities like Spanish lessons or music appreciation (ENGAGE SPANISH/MUSIC) versus discovery-based learning (ENGAGE DISCOVERY). It's designed to see if these activities can boost brain function in people noticing early memory problems.

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: ENGAGE SPANISH/MUSICExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Cognitive strategies to improve attention and memory skills and application in selected leisure activities (music or Spanish lessons, and videogames) over 4 months.

Group II: ENGAGE DISCOVERYActive Control1 Intervention

Educational program about brain and healthy aging complemented by learning of new information with videogames, documentaries and group discussions over 4 months.