Effect of Go game on cognitive function, brain structure, and brain resting state functional connectivity of non-demented older adults: A randomized, controlled, parallel-group intervention trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010704

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-07-02

Start date

2025-02-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : 1. Study Group Composition - Intervention Group: Participants will take part in a 6-month Baduk (Go) training program provided by professional players affiliated with the Korea Baduk Asso

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Ethnicity: Korean 2. Age: 50–74 years 3. Education: High school graduate or higher 4. Go proficiency: Does not know how to play

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia 2. Major psychiatric or neurological disorders that may affect cognitive function or the ability to play Go 3. Physical illnesses that may affect cognitive function or the ability to play Go 4. Medications that may affect cognitive function (e.g., sleeping pills, anxiolytics, narcotic analgesics) started or had dosage changes within the past 4 months 5. Visual or hearing impairments that may affect cognitive assessment or the ability to play Go, presence of electrically or mechanically operated implanted devices or cerebral vascular clips incompatible with MRI, or claustrophobia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
CERAD-TS (CERAD-K Total score)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination);SMCQ (Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire);Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS);CERAD-K subset scores;structural brain magnetic resonance imaging;resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKim Kiwoong

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

kwkimmd@gmail.com+82-31-787-7432

Outcome results