Clinical trial NCT06306365: Effects of Modern Board Games on Well Being in Older Adults
Official title: Intervention Program on Executive Functions, Participation and Well-being in Older Adults Using Modern Board Games.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Executive Functions
Keywords: Modern board game
Executive functions
Social participation
Well-being
Older people
Lead sponsor: European University Miguel de Cervantes
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Centro Doctor Villacián, Valladolid, Spain
First posted: 2024-03-12
Enrollment: 35
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 120
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A quasi-experimental methodology will be employed, involving both a control group and an experimental group. Randomized control trial.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to assess the effects of an intervention using modern board game-based learning in a sample of older individuals. The evaluation will focus on determining if there is a change in executive functions, social participation, and participants' perception of well-being.

Detailed description: The aim of the study is to assess the effects of an intervention using modern board game-based learning in a sample of older individuals. The intervention will last for 12 weeks, incorporating the use of the 16 board games identified in the previous study, which also established the most suitable adaptations and methodologies for this age group. The study will take place in a senior living facility. A quasi-experimental methodology will be employed, involving both a control group and an experimental group. The evaluation will focus on determining if there is a change in executive functions, social participation, and participants' perception of well-being.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Be residents of the Centro Doctor Villacián (Valladolid).
* Willing to commit to the study.
* Have literacy skills.

Exclusion criteria:

· Presentation of advanced dementia case.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly
timeFrame: 0 weeks,12 weeks
measure: Trail Making Test to evaluate Executive Functions
timeFrame: 0 weeks,12 weeks
measure: Assessment of quality of life in older adults and people with disabilities
timeFrame: 0 weeks,12 weeks
measure: Psychometric development and practical use
timeFrame: 0 weeks,12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Valladolid
country: Spain
facility: European University Miguel of Cervante
Study officials:
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