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Shorter virtual brain training could ease memory decline in seniors
NCT ID NCT07366346
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 5-week virtual cognitive training program for people aged 65-85 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Participants attend weekly two-hour group sessions online, learning memory strategies, mindfulness, and planning skills. Researchers want to see if the shorter program works as well as the standard 8-week version to improve thinking, daily function, and quality of life. The trial involves 100 participants and includes follow-up tests right after training and three months later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training (ME-CCT-MCI) - a behavioral program with cognitive strategies, physical activity, and mindfulness
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a shorter, more accessible virtual cognitive training option that improves memory, daily function, and quality of life for people with mild cognitive impairment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 100 participants, and the shorter training may not be as effective as the longer version. Results may not apply to all people with MCI.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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65 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * 65 years of age or older, less than 85 years * Have the ability to speak and understand English * Time and willingness to commit to the completion of this study * Availability of a study partner (typically a relative, spouse, offspring, or roommate) for initial and post-intervention testing * A global Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) score of 0.5 and cognitive performance of \<26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or \<19 on the MoCA-BLIND for categorization of MCI, as determined in the screening appointment. Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported diagnosis of dementia or functional impairment that requires assistance * Recent changes in medications for memory (i.e., prescribed or changed medications for memory within 30 days) * Major psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, current substance dependence, or undertreated depression or anxiety), or 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) score of eight or higher * Hearing, vision, or motor deficits that would interfere with standardized cognitive assessment or participation in study interventions: e.g., inability to hear through headphones (with or without hearing aids). If vision is corrected with lenses to appropriate levels, then participant will be eligible * No access to reliable, stable internet, OR * Current participation in another cognitive training program or treatment study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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