Effects of Memory Boot Camp on Brain Function in Adults With Symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Neurocore76 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective controlled clinical trial to determine the effects of a 12-week Memory Boot Camp (MBC) program on cognitive function in older adults with symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment.

This prospective trial evaluates the 12-week, multi-domain Memory Boot Camp program for adults ages 55 to 85 with symptoms of mild cognitive impairment. The Memory Boot Camp program incorporates neurofeedback, heart rate variability biofeedback, memory and cognitive training, and one-on-one coaching to encourage behavior change in diet, sleep, physical fitness, and stress reduction. Participants are evaluated via neurocognitive assessments, questionnaires, quantitative electroencephalography parameters, and heart rate variability parameters at four time points: baseline, pre-program, post-program, and follow-up. The trial included a 12-week waiting period between baseline and pre-program, such that each participant acts as their own control, and follow-up takes place six months after completion of the program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Multi-domain InterventionOTHER

Intervention includes neurofeedback, heart rate variability biofeedback, memory and cognitive training, and one-on-one coaching to encourage behavior change in diet, sleep, physical fitness, and stress reduction.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjective memory concerns * At least a high school education * Having a current primary care doctor (or agreement to get a primary care doctor) * Ability to read and write English * Time availability of 4-5 hours/week * Be in good general health Exclusion Criteria: * Major depression * Known neurological illness (e.g. Alzheimer's or other dementia, Parkinson's, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis) * Serious psychiatric diagnosis * Substance abuse * Complete blindness or deafness * Plans to be out of town for more than 10 days during the active phase of the trial * Current or past client of the Sponsor * Complete blindness or deafness * Employee or family member of Sponsor employee

Locations (3)

Neurocore Brain Performance Center

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Neurocore Brain Performance Center

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Neurocore Brain Performance Center

Grandville, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

The MoCA is a validated, brief assessment tool that measures MCI and is widely used. Individuals are scored on seven different domains: visuospatial/executive, naming, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation.

Time frame: Baseline (Month 0), program start (Month 3), program completion (Month 6), and 6-month post-program follow-up (Month 12).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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