Can brain training boost your vision and focus? new study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT05894967
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This research study looks at how practicing certain visual tasks can improve cognitive abilities like attention and reading. Healthy adults aged 18-30 and 60-85 will complete computer-based training over several weeks. The goal is to understand how training changes the way we see and process information.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal how cognitive training improves visual and attention skills, potentially guiding future therapies for age-related cognitive decline.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study with no direct treatment. Results may not apply to people with neurological conditions, and improvements may be small or not lasting.
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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 1,140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 to 85 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: * between18 and 30 years of age (younger cohort) * between 60 and 85 years of age (older cohort) * Corrected vision of 20/40 or better (as assessed with an eye chart) * No reported incidence of retinal pathology or neurological disease Exclusion Criteria: * Corrected vision of 20/40 or worse * Evidence of retinal pathology or retinal disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northeastern University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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University of California
RECRUITINGRiverside, California, 92521, United States
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University of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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