Online game may sharpen aging brains, study hopes
NCT ID NCT06995638
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether playing a complex online game (the Breakfast Game) can improve thinking and multitasking skills in healthy adults aged 60-75. Participants will complete 10 one-hour training sessions over a month, plus cognitive tests and a blood exam. The goal is to see if this web-based training can help reduce age-related mental decline and Alzheimer's risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Web-based cognitive training game (the Breakfast Game)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, at-home way to help older adults stay mentally sharp and potentially lower their risk of dementia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The training is short (one month), and any benefits might not last long or translate to real-world tasks.
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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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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 75 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: * Age 60-75 * Adequate English proficiency * Willingness to adhere to training protocol: * Attend 2 in-person assessments * Attend a blood test * Attend online intervention sessions and online follow-up assessment Exclusion Criteria: * Low test scores (below 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment) * Known history of cognitive impairment, dementia, stroke, seizure disorder, or other neuropsychiatric condition judged to impact cognitive performance. * Taking medications known to influence cognitive performance. * Sensory (e.g. visual, auditory) or physical (e.g. severe arthritic, orthopedic, neurologic) impairment incompatible with use of a standard computer workstation. * Enrolled in a concurrent study that could affect the outcome of this study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Behavior Health Sciences Building, F-Level
RECRUITINGNewark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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