Mild Cognitive Impairment
Conditions
Keywords
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Brief summary
This study aims to implement a SUDOKU Mind Activation and Revitalization Training (SMART) Program to promote cognitive health among patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and the use of active mind strategy in preventing dementia among the older adults. The SMART Program consists of two components including, a community empowerment-educational campaign on active mind strategies for older adults, and a 24-week SUDOKU Training Programme for people with MCI.
Detailed description
This study aims to implement a SMART Program to promote cognitive health among patients with MCI, and the use of active mind strategy in preventing dementia among the older adults. The SMART Program consists of two components including, a community empowerment-educational campaign on active mind strategies for older adults, and a 24-week SUDOKU Training Programme for people with MCI. The community empowerment-educational campaign will be conducted in the elderly care centres of the two collaborating non-governmental organizations, with the purpose of increasing the awareness of people aged 55 or above on the importance of maintaining an active mind and preventing age-related cognitive decline and dementia. The campaign will include cognitive screening, poster exhibition, booth exhibition and individual counselling. The SUDOKU training program include a 12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice. The face-to-face sessions aim at developing the skills of the participants in solving the SUDOKU using the T-code. The 12-week training program will be evenly divided into three modules of increasing difficulty, with consideration given to the suboptimal cognitive function of the participants with MCI. These modules are developed by the Co-investigator who has rich prior experience in teaching older adults on SUDOKU puzzle.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL24-week SUDOKU Training Programme
12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice
OTHERControl Arm (wait-list)
wait-list comparison group will receive the same program upon completion of the 6-month posttest evaluation on study outcomes
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
To implement a SMART Program to promote cognitive health among patients with MCI, and the use of active mind strategy in preventing dementia among the older adults
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* People with MCI as defined by a score of 19-26 out of the 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in the general public and aged 55 or above.
Exclusion criteria
* Persons with dementia and communication problems will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trail-Making Test Part A and B | Baseline | To measure complex attention, executive function and task switching |
| Cantonese version of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) | Baseline | To evaluate various domains of cognition |
| The digit span-forward and backward test | Baseline | To measure attention and working memory |
| The list learning delayed recall test | Baseline | To measure episodic memory |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Inventory for Chinese | Baseline | To evaluate the subjective memory impairment |
| The 36-item Chinese version of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) | Baseline | To measure Health-related quality of life in the participants |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 13-item satisfaction survey - for SMART Program | 12-week | To evaluate the participant's satisfaction towards the Sudoku program including acceptability, applicability to promote brain health and psychosocial health, accessibility and level of support |
| 10-item satisfaction survey - for community empowerment-educational campaign | 10-month | To evaluate the participant's satisfaction towards this service component |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed