Enhancing Attention and Wellbeing Using Digital Therapeutics
Optimizing a Closed-loop Digital Meditation Intervention for Remediating Cognitive Decline and Reducing Stress in Older Adults
University of California, San Francisco
4,000 participants
Apr 1, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goals of the proposed research are to first determine the minimal and/or optimal dose of a digital intervention required for cognitive enhancement, and then to examine the impact of several potential moderators of treatment effects (i.e., cognitive decline, AD polygenic hazard score, cardiovascular risk, and race/ethnicity). This knowledge gained from his high-impact study with transform the field of cognitive interventions, paving the way for a precision medicine model for cognitive enhancing interventions that improve quality of life for older adults and individuals with cognitive deficits at risk of developing dementia.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- + years old (adult)
- English language fluency
- owning a smartphone or tablet
Exclusion Criteria1
- Under 60 years old (minor)
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Interventions
MediTrain is a tablet-based, meditation-inspired, cognitive training game aimed at improving self-regulation of internal attention and distractions. It was developed in collaboration with meditation thought-leader Jack Kornfield, and Zynga, a world-class video game company. It was created to make benefits of concentrative meditation more easily accessible to anyone, including complete novices. This is achieved by creating a game that yields quantifiable and attainable goals, provides feedback, and includes an adaptive algorithm to gradually increase difficulty as users improve.
Worder was designed to enhance visual motor and visual spatial skills in individuals of all ages and cognitive abilities. Visual processing is required for all cognitive abilities that involve vision including attention, working memory, and task management. Worder's goal is to improve cognitive function more broadly by developing this critical skill underlying multiple abilities.
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NCT06397469