Effects of SUDOKU Mind Activation & Revitalizing Training on Cognitive Function in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment (SMART)
Mild Cognitive Impairment
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Mild Cognitive Impairment focused on measuring Mild Cognitive Impairment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- People with MCI as defined by a score of 19-26 out of the 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in the general public and aged 55 or above.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Persons with dementia and communication problems will be excluded.
Sites / Locations
- School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of MedicineRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
24-week SUDOKU Training Programme
wait-list
The SUDOKU training program include a 12-week face-to-face training session and a 12-week facilitated self-practice. The 12-week (60-minute sessions) training program will be evenly divided into 3 modules of increasing difficulty for the suboptimal cognitive function of the participants with MCI. As the use of T-code in solving the SUDOKU allows communicating the way a number is assigned to a box, participants are grouped into a small team of 3, so that they will work together during the tutorial practice. Facilitated self-practice will last for another 12 weeks immediately after the group training session. The instructor will give them a workbook with 12 SUDOKU puzzles of increasing level of difficulty for completion. The instructor will encourage and facilitate their accomplishment by giving them guidance on the taught method through regular phone call. Solutions of the assigned puzzle and the T-code will be provided in the following week.
wait-list comparison group will receive the same program upon completion of the 6-month posttest evaluation on study outcomes