There is one clinical trial.
This study evaluated the feasibility of a web-based computerized cognitive training protocol to healthy older adults. The training protocol will occur in two phases. In the first phase, participants will be randomly allocated in one type of training, and in the second phase all participants will receive the same training.
Description: Change in cooking time (milliseconds) in each food type. In the computerized task, participants are asked to cook different food types. Scores reflect the average absolute values of the difference between the required and actual cooking time of each item. Lowers scores (closest to zero) represent a better outcome.
Measure: Change in Cooking Time Discrepancy Scores Time: During intervention: baseline, two weeks, and one monthDescription: Change in cooking time (milliseconds) between food items. In the computerized task, participants are asked to cook different food types. Scores reflect is the difference between the first and last food item stopped cooking. Lowers scores (closest to zero) represent a better outcome.
Measure: Change in Range of Stop Times Score Time: During intervention: baseline, two weeks, and one monthDescription: Change in the total number of tables set. In the computerized task, participants are asked to set tables for four guests, when finished, one point is given. Higher scores represent a better outcome.
Measure: Change in the Number of Tables Set Score Time: During intervention: baseline, two weeks, and one monthDescription: The participants are asked to identify targets and ignore distracting visual information under different conditions. Scores are automatically generated by the software based on the accuracy and reaction time of performance. Higher scores reflect better cognitive ability.
Measure: Transfer to Speed Processing Task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: Participants are presented with a computer screen of 9 boxes. The boxes light up in a pre-fixed sequence and participants are asked to click on the boxes in the same order they were lit. The sequence length starts at level = 2 boxes and can increase to up to level 9. One point is giving for each correct response. Higher values represent better performance (min 0; max of 16 points).
Measure: Transfer to Visuospatial Working Memory Task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: Participants are asked to read words and identify letter under different conditions. Scores are based on performance time (seconds) and number of errors.
Measure: Transfer to Inhibitory Control Task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: Participants listen to series of letters and digits, which they need to organize under specific conditions. One point is giving for each correct response (mix 0; max 30 points).
Measure: Transfer to Verbal Working Memory Task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: It consists in a test that target three attentional networks involving identifying targets. Lower score represent faster performance.
Measure: Transfer to Complex Attention Task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: It consist in letters and numbers operations. Accuracy on the alphabetic portion of the Alpha-span task.
Measure: Transfer to Complex Working Memory Task: the Alpha-span task (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: Average z-score computed with outcomes 4 to 9.
Measure: Transfer to Executive Control Composite Score (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the interventionDescription: Questionnaire listing cognitive failures in everyday life (self-report measure). Higher scores reflect more cognitive failures or difficulties.
Measure: Transfer to self-report cognitive failure questionnaire (Change) Time: Baseline, two weeks (during the intervention), within one week after the intervention