Cognitive Intervention with Leisure Activities for Cognitive Impairment
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.
Research Team
Sylvie Belleville, PhD
Principal Investigator
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
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
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants engage in cognitive strategies to improve attention and memory skills and apply them in selected leisure activities over 4 months.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for cognitive and psychological health outcomes, including brain structure and function, 2 years from the start of the study.
Treatment Details
Interventions
- ENGAGE DISCOVERY
- ENGAGE SPANISH/MUSIC
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Lead Sponsor
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborator
Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Collaborator