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Remote Technologies in Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: University of Bern

Conditions: Remote Cognitive Training, Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Old Age; Dementia, Serious Games

Interventions: App-based cognitive training

Countries: Switzerland

The investigators are adapting a tablet-based cognitive training program for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by focusing on specific cognitive components. It is aimed to demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability and usability of remote cognitive training in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and AD dementia. The study involves 36 participants in three groups, with a two-week intervention and focus groups for refinement.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 70 Years to 95 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Participants and study partners fulfilling all the following inclusion criteria are eligible for the study:

• Informed Consent as documented by signature

Study partners:

• Native or fluent German speaker

Participants:

* Are able to give their consent to participate in the study
* Age between 70 and 95 years
* Native or fluent German speaker
* Normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing
* Ability to visit the study location repeatedly
* MoCA score \> 11

Exclusion Criteria:

* Substance abuse
* Severe neurological or psychiatric conditions (of note: patients with mild depressive symptoms not fulfilling the criteria for major depressive disorder will be recruited into the sample to better represent clinical reality)

Locations (1)

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland