NCT03644082

Computerized Cognitive Training for Patients With Epilepsy

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a study on the effectiveness of computerized cognitive training for treatment of memory disorders in patients with epilepsy. Participants will be recruited from patients referred for neuropsychological assessment through the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center's inpatient and outpatient services. Individuals meeting inclusion criteria will be screened for the presence of memory disturbance (defined by results of neuropsychological testing) and lack of exposure to any previous form of computerized cognitive training. All eligible subjects will be provided with an account for Lumosity with instructions to complete training modules 5 days per week for a total of 8 consecutive weeks. Outcomes will be evaluated through changes on the neuropsychological test battery.

Conditions

• Epilepsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Memory Match	Working memory task that has users indicate whether the current symbol matches the one presented 2 symbols previously. As the user makes correct responses, the previous symbols reduce in contrast and fade int the background, ultimately disappearing, forcing the user to rely entirely on working memory to achieve success
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Memory Matrix	The purpose id to remember the location of squares on a grid
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Famliar Faces	The purpose is to create associations between visual and verbal information
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Brain Shift	The purpose is to decide whether or not cards with numbers and letters are either even or vowels. This measures inhibition, flexibility, and monitoring response set. Also, letterfluency, category fluency, and category switching.
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Star Search	The purpose is to visually scan several different objects and find the different object in array of pictures. This measures selective attention.
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Word Bubbles	The purpose is to decide what suffix to use in order to complete a word whena prefix is given. The subject needs to come up with he ending of three different prefixes to complete the word. This task measures verbal modality, deductive reasoning, integration of multiple bits of information, and flexibility of thinking.
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Color Match	The purpose is to identify whether colors and words match each other. This measures the ability to inhibit a dominant and automatic verbal response
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Trial Ebb and Flow	Identify which direction leaves are pointing or moving depending on their color.This measures inhibition of impulsive and perseverative responding, and the ability to establish and maintain instructional set.
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity TrialChalk Board Challenge	purpose is to problem solve quantitative reasoningequationsand to decide which card is greater or if the 2 cards are equal when the math problem is solved.
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosiuty Follow that Frog	The purposeis to remember the path a red frog takes as it jump from lilypad to lily pad in a pond. This measures flexibility of thinking on a visual-motor sequencing task and working memory
BEHAVIORAL	Luminosity Train of Thought	purpose is to guide specific colored trains into corresponding colored matching houses by attending to the different tracks. This measures divided attention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-04-30
• Completion: 2021-04-30
• First posted: 2018-08-23
• Last updated: 2021-07-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States