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Brain Exercises for Synaptic Plasticity

NCT03058055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2017-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The BEST study will investigate the feasibility of cognitive interventions in a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. The investigators will recruit 45 cognitively normal subjects and engage them in one of three cohorts over an 8 week period, including active reading vs. origami study arms and a placebo group without structured cognitive intervention.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Change

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Placebo

The placebo group will have unstructured lifestyle activities (normal lifestyle activities without restraint).

BEHAVIORAL

Origami

Origami lessons (one hour/week) with daily take home Origami activities to complete

BEHAVIORAL

Reading

Book club that includes weekly one hour meetings and daily reading assignments

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Kentucky

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gregory A Jicha, MD, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-15
Primary Completion
2017-12-15
Completion
2017-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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