PotenziaMente Tablet-Based Executive Function Training to Support Healthy Cognitive Aging in Adults 65 to 75 Years

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating an individualized tablet-based cognitive training program designed to improve executive functions such as planning, cognitive flexibility, and problem solving in healthy older adults aged 65 to 75 years. The study aims to enhance cognitive performance and compares two delivery methods self-administered training at home versus supervised sessions with a trained researcher. This trial is randomized and parallel in design with no masking, focusing on cognitive enhancement and prevention of decline. Participants are randomly assigned to either a home-based group, where they perform training independently using a tablet application, or a supervised group, where training is conducted in person under researcher supervision. Each group completes two 1-hour training sessions per week for 4 consecutive weeks. Both groups engage in the same individualized tablet-based exercises targeting executive functions. Throughout the study, cognitive assessments are conducted at baseline, immediately after the 4-week intervention, and at a 3-month follow-up to evaluate changes in executive and global cognitive functioning. The primary outcome measures include standardized neuropsychological tests such as the Tower of London Test and the Frontal Assessment Battery. Researchers monitor cognitive performance changes over time to assess the effectiveness and maintenance of the training effects.

PotenziaMente: A Digital Executive Function Training Intervention for Healthy Aging in the Elderly Population