Brain training from your couch: a digital program puts cognition to the test
NCT ID NCT05912556
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial investigates whether guided, at-home digital programs can boost cognition and alter brain structure and function. Over 800 adults aged 25 to 80 will use one of two digital programs for 12 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in thinking skills and brain scans to see if mental stimulation at home can make a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- two digital programs providing mental stimulation
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these at-home programs could offer a convenient way to sharpen thinking skills and support brain health.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study, and the programs may not produce meaningful cognitive or brain changes. Results depend on participants sticking with the daily routine.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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817 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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25 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects 25-80 years of age. * Ability to understand and speak English, follow written and verbal instructions (English), and give informed consent (English), as assessed by study staff. * Ability to comply with all the testing and study requirements, including the ability to independently use a video conferencing tool and the ability to independently use a computer to access the web. * Ability to independently complete a daily, online intervention and outcome assessments using a web browser compatible with the intervention and assessment software on a reliable, internet-connected laptop or desktop computer. Exclusion Criteria: * Current, controlled (requiring treatment) or uncontrolled psychiatric diagnosis, including but not limited to posttraumatic stress disorder, psychosis, bipolar illness, pervasive developmental disorder, severe obsessive compulsive disorder, severe depressive or severe anxiety disorder, conduct disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or other symptomatic manifestations that in the opinion of the Investigator may confound study data/assessments. * Current, controlled (requiring treatment) or uncontrolled neurological diagnosis, including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, other dementias, mild cognitive impairment, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, epilepsy, aphasia, or other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may confound study data/assessments. * Any other medical condition in the last 90 days that in the opinion of the Investigator may confound study data/assessments. * Has been under the care of a caretaker or has not been living independently in the last 90 days. * In the last three years has used any of the following for more than two weeks continuously: Online courses, Online brain training programs * Known sensitivity (such as headaches, dizziness, nausea) to bright, stimulating video displays. * History of seizures (excluding febrile seizures), or significant motor or vocal tics, including but not limited to Tourette's Disorder and photo-sensitive epilepsy. * Visual acuity that cannot be corrected that prevents or negatively impacts computer activity. * Has participated in a clinical trial within 90 days prior to screening. * Pregnancy or planning to become pregnant. Additional Exclusion Criteria for Cohort B only: * Unwillingness or inability to comply with imaging safety protocols. * Metal implants or exposure to shrapnel. * Left-handed or ambidextrous.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lumos Labs, Inc.
San Francisco, California, 94108, United States
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