GAMES Intervention in MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
Emory University
Study ID
NCT07296133
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mild Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
50 Years - 85 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Online Gameplay Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    -The online gameplay intervention includes playing online versions of common games (such as Connect 4 and Uno) with a partner, 3 times per week for at least 15 minutes, for 12 weeks. All games will be delivered via a novel online platform (OneClick; developed by PotLuck, LLC) created specifically to support and enhance social engagement with family members and close friends. * Participants will receive weekly calls from study staff to provide support and briefly query about social activities that week. * They will not receive reminders or be contacted by the study outside of the weekly phone calls, apart from mid intervention questionnaires.
  • Waitlist control — BEHAVIORAL
    \- Participants will be informed that study team will contact them once per week by telephone for 12 weeks, to ask about social activities they completed in the week prior.

Study Details

The objective of the present study is to evaluate whether online, remote gameplay can facilitate social engagement and reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation in adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 8, 2025
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2027
Completion
Mar 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
124 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Online Gameplay Intervention Group
    Participants will receive: * brief (\< 10 minutes) psychoeducation about the importance of engaging in social activities to support cognitive stimulation and brain health * technology session to show them how to access games via OneClick * participants will receive weekly calls from study staff to provide support and briefly query about social activities that week. * A subset of questionnaires will be re-administered after 6 weeks of the intervention to capture any change occurring at intervention mid-point. * Following completion of the 12-week intervention, participants will repeat a subset of baseline questionnaires to evaluate for change over time.
  • Other: Wait-list control Group
    Participants will receive: * brief (\< 10 minutes) psychoeducation about the importance of engaging in social activities to support cognitive stimulation and brain health * Participants will be notified that study team will receive weekly phone calls to ask about social activities they completed in the week prior. * Following completion of the 12-week waitlist period, participants will repeat the baseline questionnaires to evaluate for change over time. * After completing the waitlist condition, they will be offered the opportunity to complete the gameplay intervention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in friendship Scale score [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (Baseline), week 6 and post-intervention (week 12) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Emory UniversityAtlantaGeorgia30322-

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