CompletedNot Applicable

Cognitive Intervention With Go and Chess in Early and Subjective Cognitive Decline

Italy80 participantsStarted 2024-02-13

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial\]is to evaluate if learning to play traditional board games could improve cognition in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do Go and Chess improve cognition? * Is a game better than the other? Is the effect of both games on cognition synergistic? * Do Go and Chess improve quality of life? * Do Go and Chess improve mood? * Do Go and Chess improve lifestyle? Participants will be randomized to one of four groups: * Group intervention with Go, once a week, for 12 weeks * Group intervention with Chess, once a week, for 12 weeks * Group intervention with Go and Chess, twice a week, for 12 weeks * Control group

Who can participate

Age range55 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or subjective cognitive decline * Willingness to participate in the board games classes * Living within 20-minute driving distance from the center * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Prior knowledge of the the game rules (in case the subject knows one of the two, they can be randomized to the other one) * Significant linguistic or sensory impairment (according to clinical judgment) * Significant behavioral or psychiatric disturbances (according to clinical judgment) * Significant medical comorbidities (according to clinical judgment)

What they're measuring

General cognition

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06281652

SponsorUniversity of Milano Bicocca

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-02-13

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