Completed

A Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

What is being tested

NeurotrackerX

Device

Who is being recruted

Over 50 Years

+2 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Basic Science Study

Interventional

Study Start: January 2021

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Summary

Principal SponsorUniversity of Victoria

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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Study start date: January 4, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The work looks at the feasibility of using a newly developed anaglyph 3D cognitive training tool called NeuroTrackerX in research with adult participants. The work looks to validate an at-home program by comparing participants who complete an online version of Neurotracker (NeurotrackerX) with a group of individuals who completed the classically used in-lab version (Neurotracker). Due to COVID-19, many laboratories forced to transition to remote-based studies, and the purpose of the work is to validate the remote-based protocol. Twenty cognitively healthy adults (10 Male; 10 female) were recruited to engage in this at-home program. The results of these individuals will be compared with results from a group of cognitively healthy adults who had previously engaged in the in-lab version of the program prior to the pandemic.

Official TitleA Feasibility Trial and Protocol for Remote Cognitive Training Developed for Use in a Cognitively Healthy Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT05278273

Principal SponsorUniversity of Victoria

Last updated: January 28, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

20 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Basic Science Study

Basic science studies help researchers understand how the body works or how a disease develops. They don't test treatments, but they build the foundation for future therapies.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 50 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate

Inclusion criteria for both groups included being aged 50 years and older and to have either normal or corrected vision.

1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Exclusion criteria included the presence of any major neurocognitive disorder or the presence of visual deficits that impeded one's ability to complete the 3D task.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

We recruited 20 adults (10 female, mean age = 68.3 years, SD = 6.75) as the at-home training group. We assessed cognitive health status for participants using a self-report questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and all participants were deemed cognitively healthy (MMSE \> 26). At-home participants loaned the necessary equipment (e.g., 3D-glasses, computer equipment) from the research facilities and engaged in 10 training sessions over five weeks (2x per week). Participant recruitment, retention, adherence and experience were used as markers of feasibility.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

University of Victoria

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CompletedOne Study Center