Clinical trial NCT03944135: Cognitive Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Neuron-up (CROAN)
Official title: Effectiveness of Two Predefined Groups With Cognitive Rehabilitation in Older Adults With the Program Neuron-up
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Indication for Modification of Patient Cognitive Status
Keywords: Cognition, Cognitive Dissonance, Geriatrics, Technology
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Burgos
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-05-09
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 75
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: This is a quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent groups (pretest-posttest) carried out in a more realistic setting, where the dependent variables of interest were manipulated by the researcher under controlled conditions.
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Introduction. The application of new technologies for cognitive rehabilitation has increased over the last years and has enabled occupational therapists to work more efficiently, minimizing costs and time for analysis, management, and design of activities.

Objective. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of cognitive intervention using the web platform Neuronup in a group of elderly subjects; the study is based on the dependent variables (memory, attention, and language) analyzed with the abbreviated Barcelona Test.

Subjects and Methods. Aquasi-experimental design was carried out with subjects assigned to two groups: a control group (20 subjects) and an experimental group (20 subjects). The abbreviated Barcelona Test was administered to assess patients before and after the intervention with this software to draw conclusions.

Detailed description: Introduction. The application of new technologies for cognitive rehabilitation has increased over the last years and has enabled occupational therapists to work more efficiently, minimizing costs and time for analysis, management, and design of activities.

Objective. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of cognitive intervention using the web platform Neuronup in a group of elderly subjects; the study is based on the dependent variables (memory, attention, and language) analyzed with the abbreviated Barcelona Test.

Subjects and Methods. Aquasi-experimental design was carried out with subjects assigned to two groups: a control group (20 subjects) and an experimental group (20 subjects). The abbreviated Barcelona Test was administered to assess patients before and after the intervention with this software to draw conclusions.

Results. Analyses of variance (ANOVA), analyses of covariance (ANCOVA), and multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) were perfomed in the memory, orientation, reading, and language domains. Statistically signifcant differences were recorded in all domains except language where scores remained the same.

Conclusion. It has been demonstrated that Neuronup is an effective program for improving cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and orientation in older adults, hence it would be beneficial to implement technology-based treatments conducted by specialized professionals.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. subjects between 75 and 85 years of age;
2. obtain a score greater than 20 points for the MEC (Lobo's cognitive mini-exam); and
3. attend occupational therapy sessions on a regular basis.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. presence of neurocognitive disorder (Alzheimer's-type dementia among others);
2. not be an institutionalized resident at a nursing home;
3. a family history of a psychiatric problem;
4. presence of polipathology; and
5. have lived at a nursing home for less than 2 months.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Reading is assessed in two pre defined groups of individuals
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Memory is assessed in two pre defined groups of individuals
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Orientation is assessed in two pre defined groups of individuals
timeFrame: 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Burgos
country: Spain
facility: Olalla Saiz Vazquez
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Burgos
name: Olalla Saiz Vazquez
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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