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Cognitive Reserve and Second Language Acquisition

NCT03638882 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2019-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Bilingualism has been shown to have a strong protective effect against dementia, delaying the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by up to 4 years. The purpose of the study is to test whether learning a second language using Duolingo software could improve cognitive functions in older adults.

Conditions

  • Executive Function

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Duolingo

Will learn Spanish using the commercially available Duolingo application. It is a computerized language training program.

BEHAVIORAL

BrainHQ

Will use the commercially available Posit Science product Brain HQ. Brain HQ is a computerized adaptive cognitive brain training program.

BEHAVIORAL

Passive Control

No Intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-01
Completion
2020-10-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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