The efficacy of playing the Ninntendo DS games on cognitive functions of healthy young adults: a randomaized controlled trial.

The efficacy of playing the Ninntendo DS games on cognitive functions of healthy young adults: a randomaized controlled trial. - The efficacy of playing games on cognitive functions of young adults.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005618

Enrollment

Registered

2011-05-18

Start date

2011-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy young adults

Interventions

Playing a brain training game once a day, and 15 minutes for 4weeks Playing a puzzle game once a day, and 15 minutes for 4weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age:20-30 2.Right-handed person 3.Dwelling place: Sendai and the Sendai environs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Person whom has metal in the body(ex. a pacemaker, an aneurysm clip) 2.Person without medical history of the cerebral nerve disease 3.Person without medical history such as high blood pressure, the diabetes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1)Trail Making Test-B (TMT-B) 2)Digit cancellation task (D-CAT 3)digit span forward (DS-F) 4)digit span backward (DS-B) 5)Digit Symbol Coding (Cd) 6)Symbol Search (SS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Brain structure measured by MRI	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026