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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03447236
Date of registration: 18/02/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus
Public title: Functional MRI Changes Resulting From the Feuerstein Program in Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Scientific title: An Evaluation of Changes in Brain Functional Connectivity Resulting From Cognitive Intervention by Means of the Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Program in Older People With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Date of first enrolment: July 4, 2017
Target sample size: 28
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03447236
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Name:     Tzvi Dwolatzky, MD MBBCh
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Affiliation:  Rambam Health Care Campus
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged 60 and above.

2. Hebrew speakers.

3. Expressing willingness to participate in the research and deliberately signing a
consent form.

4. A diagnosis of MCI exists according to accepted clinical criteria - the examinee's
score in the MoCA Test is within the range of 18-26 (inclusive).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A medical or functional condition that will not allow the subject to participate in
the intervention program within the research period.

2. Diagnosed subjects suffering from active depression, bipolar disorder or
schizophrenia.

3. Subjects who suffer from a diagnosed cognitive impairment other than MCI (delirium
dementia or mental retardation).

4. Visual impairment that will not allow subjects to observe detailed information on a
32' screen from a distance of 1 meter.

5. Hearing impairment that will not allow subjects to listen to instructions during
assessment.

6. Subjects whose MoCA Test's score is 17 and below or 27 and above.

7. Subjects unable to undergo MRI assessments based on a standard questionnaire of
eligibility for MRI excluding the use of metal and electronic implants.

8. Subjects who will decide not to participate following a 10 minute MRI scan which will
allow subjects to experience the procedure.

9. The finding of a Random Space Occupying Lesion on MRI scan at initial anatomical
assessment.



Age minimum: 60 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Feuerstein Program
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline functional connectivity [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 11 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline cognitive function [Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 11 months]
Secondary ID(s)
0580-16-RMB
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Adolf und Mary Mil-Stiftung
Montreal Jewish Community Fund
Helen Bader Foundation
Rochlin Family Foundation
Ethics review
Results
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