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Can a smartphone app keep aging minds sharp? new study tests culturally tailored brain training

NCT ID NCT05355870

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a smartphone-based cognitive training app, adapted from BrainHQ and tailored for older Chinese Americans, is practical and well-liked. Thirty-five participants aged 60 and older used the app for several weeks. Researchers measured how many people signed up, stuck with the program, and found it acceptable, rather than testing if it actually improves memory or thinking.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Cognitive training exercises adapted from BrainHQ, delivered via a smartphone app
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a scalable, culturally relevant way to support cognitive health in older Chinese Americans.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (35 people) focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The results may not apply to other groups or confirm any cognitive benefits.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

35 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as Chinese * are age 60 or older * are fluent in written and spoken Chinese and/or English * have the visual capacity to read a smartphone or a tablet screen and have the auditory capacity to understand normal speech * have no self-reported diagnosis of ADRD or cognitive impairment, and are capable of making an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals are excluded if they are bed-ridden * receiving chemotherapy for malignancy * have other life-threatening illnesses

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Cognitive health Cognitive training Ethnogeriatrics Experience-based co-design Mhealth application

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • North Carolina (Participants Homes)

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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