healthy older adults, healthy cognitive aging
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The arm NEUROvitalis will be trained with the cognitive training NEUROvitalis. NEUROvitalis is a neuropsychological, cognitive training program for the improvement of the cognitive functions
Sponsors
Universität Vechta, Institut für Gerontologie und Center für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik und Intervention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: cognitive healthy elderly of all educational backgrounds and sufficient verbal skills in German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: at T0: when participant suffers a neurological or psychiatric disease or alcohol or drug abuse or when vision, hearing or speech is impaired or the achieved score is 19 in BDI-II; exclusion of statistical analysis if < 11 sessions (11 sessions match ca. 80% of attendance time) are visited
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in cognitive subdomains: attention (Brief test of attention); memory (DemTect, Subtests word list and delayed recall; Complex-Figure-Test); visuo-construction (Complex-Figure-Test); working memory (DemTect, Subtest digit span backwards); word fluency (DemTect, Subtest supermarket/animals; Regensburger Wortflüssigkeits-Test , different subtests); processing speed (Trail Making Test-A; Stroop Test); executive functions (Trail Making Test-B; Stroop Test; BADS, Subtests Key Search, Zoo Map and DEX), and in overall cognitive function (DemTect). The primary outcome will be assessed at times T0 (pretest), T1 (posttest after the intervention), T2 (follow-up after one year), T3 (follow-up after two years). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in 1. neurophysiological parameters: assessment of the APO-E- and the BDNF-Genotype, assessment of the level of BDNF, IGF-1, VEGF in the blood. 2. non-cognitive domains: quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF), physical fitness (Senior Fitness Test), motivational questionnaires, questionnaire about nutrition. All secondary outcomes will be assessed at times T0 (pretest) and T1 (posttest after the intervention). At T2 (follow-up after one year) and T3 (follow-up after two years) alone the cognitive subdomains will be assessed. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Rahe
Universität Vechta, Institut für Gerontologie und Center für Neuropsychologische Diagnostik und Intervention
Outcome results
None listed