Status:

RECRUITING

Improving Executive Control in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: the MUltitasking STrategy (MUST) Study

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Healthy Aging

Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Developing efficient cognitive intervention for cognitively health older adults is a major public health goal, due to its potential for reducing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease/d...

Detailed Description

The proposed research investigates whether exposure to a web-based training protocol designed to enhance executive control / multi-tasking abilities will improve cognitive performance in cognitively h...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 60-75
  • Adequate English proficiency
  • Willingness to adhere to training protocol:
  • Attend 2 in-person assessments
  • Attend a blood test
  • Attend online intervention sessions and online follow-up assessment

Exclusion

  • Low test scores (below 26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
  • Known history of cognitive impairment, dementia, stroke, seizure disorder, or other neuropsychiatric condition judged to impact cognitive performance.
  • Taking medications known to influence cognitive performance.
  • Sensory (e.g. visual, auditory) or physical (e.g. severe arthritic, orthopedic, neurologic) impairment incompatible with use of a standard computer workstation.
  • Enrolled in a concurrent study that could affect the outcome of this study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 10 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06995638

Start Date

December 10 2025

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

December 15 2025

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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Behavior Health Sciences Building, F-Level

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103