AI reads your face to keep brain training on track
NCT ID NCT07130669
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a smart system that uses facial expressions to adjust computerized brain training in real time, aiming to keep older adults engaged and motivated. Researchers will enroll 80 people aged 60-89 with mild cognitive concerns. The goal is to see if this personalized approach improves adherence and cognitive benefits compared to standard training.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- facial expression-based personalization engine (FPE) integrated into computerized cognitive training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help older adults stick with brain-training exercises at home, potentially slowing cognitive decline.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The technology may not improve engagement or adherence as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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60 to 89 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: 1. English speaking 2. Aged 60-89 3. Living in a home, or independent- or assisted-living facility 4. Adequate visual and hearing acuity 5. Anti-depressants, antipsychotics, and/or anxiolytics have been stable for at least 7 days 6. Memory medications have been stable for at least 3 months 7. Absence of neurological/vascular disorder (For neurological disorders with minor symptoms check with PI on case-by-case basis) Exclusion Criteria: 1. be enrolled in another intervention study aimed at improving cognition 2. live in nursing home 3. diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, TBI, chronic heart failure, Parkinson's disease, dementia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University CogT Lab
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304-0000, United States
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