Status:
RECRUITING
Improving Executive Control in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: the MUltitasking STrategy (MUST) Study
Lead Sponsor:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Healthy Aging
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Developing efficient cognitive intervention for cognitively health older adults is a major public health goal, due to its potential for reducing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease/d...
Detailed Description
The proposed research investigates whether exposure to a web-based training protocol designed to enhance executive control / multi-tasking abilities will improve cognitive performance in cognitively h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 60-75
- Adequate English proficiency
- Willingness to adhere to training protocol:
- Attend 2 in-person assessments
- Attend a blood test
- Attend online intervention sessions and online follow-up assessment
Exclusion
- Low test scores (below 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
- Known history of cognitive impairment, dementia, stroke, seizure disorder, or other neuropsychiatric condition judged to impact cognitive performance.
- Taking medications known to influence cognitive performance.
- Sensory (e.g. visual, auditory) or physical (e.g. severe arthritic, orthopedic, neurologic) impairment incompatible with use of a standard computer workstation.
- Enrolled in a concurrent study that could affect the outcome of this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 10 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06995638
Start Date
December 10 2025
End Date
December 1 2027
Last Update
December 15 2025
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Behavior Health Sciences Building, F-Level
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103