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NCT Number: NCT01126021

Using Technology to Promote Mental Acuity

The study plans to test the effectiveness of behavioral economics based incentives to promote the daily use of computer programs designed to improve memory and mental acuity. Subjects will be recruited from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The primary objective is to determine the impact of structured financial incentives on the number of computer-based cognitive exercises completed during a 3 month intervention period.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Acuity

Age range

55 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 55-80 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to read or understand the informed consent form

Treatment and study plan

Financial Incentives

Behavioral

Participants are eligible for incentives if they participate in at least 30 games per day.

No incentives

Behavioral

Participants will be given training and access to the software to participate in mental exercises but will not be given financial incentives for participation.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of activities completed

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    The number of memory and cognition enhancement activities played per day using the study provided software will be measured.

  2. Performance on activities completed

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Performance is measured by a scoring algorithm designed to estimate levels of memory, attention, cognitive control and processing speed.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Collaborators

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 19, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 2, 2016

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