Mild Cognitive Impairment
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) MCI Patient Group: MCI patient (under 85 years old) visits every week to the day care of our clinic. (2) Young healthy subject group: Young healthy individuals (30 to 65 years old) who routinely care for dementia patients visiting our clinic.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Subjects having arrhythmia (2) Subjects judged as unsuitable for this study by the investigator for other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As autonomic nerve evaluation, electrocardiogram CVRR value (Coefficient of Variation of R-R intervals). We examine the effect difference depending on the presence / absence of the feedback function of the tool, as follows; (1) Comparison between self-style meditation and meditation induction by tools. (2) Comparison between self-style meditation before and after the tool intervention period (MCI patient group: 2 weeks, 5 minutes each day in the morning and evening, young healthy group: 4 weeks, 5 minutes once daily). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TMT (trail making test) as a brain's attention / performance function evaluation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Brain Functions Lab., Inc. Research Division