Elderly people without dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Dual-task training of singing and finger movement for 30 minutes once a week for 12 weeks. Control group: While the intervention group undergoes training, they go about their dail
Sponsors
Waseda University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People aged 65 to 95 years who have not been diagnosed with dementia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who have been certified as requiring support or nursing care. However, cases of physical support without cognitive problems are not excluded. - Persons with a pre-intervention cognitive function test MoCA-J score of 20 or lower will be excluded. - Persons with unstable mental condition or those who are hospitalized for mental illness are not eligible. - Persons with less than 4 sets of hand and finger movement ability test results before the intervention will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Japanese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-J) Evaluations will be conducted before and after 12 weeks of intervention to confirm effectiveness. Furthermore, after 12 weeks, a follow-up evaluation will be conducted to see if the effect persists. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trail Making Test Japanese version (TMT-J) Evaluations will be conducted before and after 12 weeks of intervention to confirm effectiveness. Furthermore, after 12 weeks, a follow-up evaluation will be conducted to see if the effect persists. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNobue Sasa
Waseda University Faculty of Human Sciences
Outcome results
None listed