Subjective Cognitive Decline
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Health education
Intervention group:Calligraphy practice
Sponsors
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are ethnic Chinese, aged 55 to 75 years, right-handed, living at home, and experiencing SCD as defined by i) scoring above the age- and education-specific cutoff for MCI (i.e., cognitive test performance within normal range) in the Hong Kong Chinese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and ii) answering yes to at least one question in the Abbreviated Memory Inventory for Chinese, a locally validated screening tool for SCD.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include living in care homes; known MCI or clinical dementia; having history of stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, brain tumor, or prior operation to the brain; taking drugs that affect cognition (benzodiazepines, cognitive enhancers, etc.); having history of depression, bipolar affective disorder, psychosis, or substance abuse; having significant impairment in communication, writing or mobility; previously learned or already practising Chinese calligraphy handwriting; already attending other cognitive interventions or participating regularly in other cognitive activities (=1 hour per week; cognitive activities defined by the validated classification system of leisure activities in local older Chinese adults); and having magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contraindications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional connectivities; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactAllen Lee
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed