UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000002825
Receipt number R000003447
Scientific Title The efficacy of playing the Ninntendo DS games on cognitive functions of healthy elderly: a randomaized controlled trial.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2009/12/02
Last modified on 2011/04/07 09:59:05

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Basic information

Public title

The efficacy of playing the Ninntendo DS games on cognitive functions of healthy elderly: a randomaized controlled trial.

Acronym

The efficacy of playing games on cognitive functions.

Scientific Title

The efficacy of playing the Ninntendo DS games on cognitive functions of healthy elderly: a randomaized controlled trial.

Scientific Title:Acronym

The efficacy of playing games on cognitive functions.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy elderly

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Our aim is to investigate the effects of intervention of Nintendo DS on cognitive functions of healthy elderly

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

1)Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
2)Frontal assessment battery at bedside (FAB)
3)Trail Making Test-B (TMT-B)
4)Digit cancellation task (D-CAT
5)digit span forward (DS-F)
6)digit span backward (DS-B)
7)Digit Symbol Coding (Cd)
8)Symbol Search (SS)

Key secondary outcomes

1)Brain structure measured by MRI


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

NO

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Playing a brain training game once a day, and 15 minutes for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_2

Playing a puzzle game once a day, and 15 minutes for 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

65 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

75 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1.Age:65-75
2.Right-handed person

Key exclusion criteria

1.Person whom has metal in the body(ex. a pacemaker, an aneurysm clip)
2.Person without medical history of the cerebral nerve disease
3.Person without medical history such as high blood pressure, the diabetes

Target sample size

32


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Rui Nouchi

Organization

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Division name

Smart Aging International Research Center

Zip code


Address

Seiryo-machi 4-1, Aoba-ku Sendai

TEL


Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name

Organization

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Division name

Smart Aging International Research Center

Zip code


Address

Seiryo-machi 4-1, Aoba-ku Sendai

TEL


Homepage URL


Email



Sponsor or person

Institute

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Tohoku University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2009 Year 12 Month 02 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2009 Year 11 Month 30 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2010 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2010 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2009 Year 12 Month 02 Day

Last modified on

2011 Year 04 Month 07 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000003447


Research Plan
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Research case data
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