Computer-based cognitive training for mild cognitive impairment: results from a pilot randomized, controlled trial.
Computer-based cognitive training for mild cognitive impairment: results from a pilot randomized, controlled trial.
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DOI:
10.1097/wad.0b013e31819c6137
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发表时间:
2009-07
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Kramer JH
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作者:
Barnes DE;Yaffe K;Belfor N;Jagust WJ;DeCarli C;Reed BR;Kramer JH
We performed a pilot randomized, controlled trial of intensive, computer-based cognitive training in 47 subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The intervention group performed exercises specifically designed to improve auditory processing speed and accuracy for 100 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 6 weeks; the control group performed more passive computer activities (reading, listening, visuospatial game) for similar amounts of time. Subjects had a mean age of 74 years and 60% were men; 77% successfully completed training. On our primary outcome, Repeatable Battery for Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) total scores improved 0.36 standard deviations (SD) in the intervention group (p=0.097) compared to 0.03 SD in the control group (p=0.88) for a non-significant difference between the groups of 0.33 SD (p=0.26). On 12 secondary outcome measures, most differences between the groups were not statistically significant. However, we observed a pattern in which effect sizes for verbal learning and memory measures tended to favor the intervention group while effect sizes for language and visuospatial function measures tended to favor the control group, which raises the possibility that these training programs may have domain-specific effects. We conclude that intensive, computer-based mental activity is feasible in subjects with MCI and that larger trials are warranted.