Effectiveness of Cognitive Training in Older and Younger Adults
ConditionCognitive Change
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
About this trial
The proposed study will enroll 1600 participants to examine the effectiveness of cognitive training. Participants will be randomized into different experimental groups and can expect to participate for up to 15 hours of research over 4 to 8 weeks.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Self-reported normal or corrected-to-normal vision
No known neurological impairments
Age within inclusion range (18-30 Years for Younger Adults and 60-85 Years for Older Adults)
Disqualifiers
Physical handicap (motor or perceptual) that would impede training procedures
Concurrent enrollment in other cognitive training studies
Not being proficient enough in English that would prevent following and understanding all instructions and completing all testing sessions (typically, participants would need to have learned English before age 11; there might be some exceptions that will be decided on a case-by-case basis).
Unable to adhere to training schedule
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Visual and / or Auditory Cognitive Tasks (1)
- Visual and / or Auditory Cognitive Tasks (2)
Treatment groups
1,600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov