Active Brains Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Active Brains Study
IRAS ID
273507
Contact name
Paul Little
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN23758980
Duration of Study in the UK
6 years, 11 months, 27 days
Research summary
We have made a new website called ‘Active Brains’ which aims to help older adults to look after their brain and body health. The aim is to help prevent problems with things like remembering, concentrating or reasoning (known as cognitive decline). The website will help older adults to make simple changes such as getting more active, playing brain training games and finding ways to eat more healthily.
This research will test how well the website works. We will be testing the website in two groups of people: 1) older adults with signs of cognitive decline, 2) older adults without any cognitive decline. Members of both these groups of people will be randomly put into one of three study groups: 1) care as they usually receive it from their GP practice, or 2) the Active Brains website, or 3) the Active Brains website plus a bit of support from a trained person (over the phone or by email). The study will last for five years. At the end of the first year we will compare people’s thinking (cognitive) skills in each of the three study groups. After five years we will compare the three study groups again and also check how many of the people in each study group went on to be diagnosed with dementia.
The findings of this study will mean that we can tell whether the Active Brains website helps the people who use it to avoid or delay cognitive decline.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/YH/0018
Date of REC Opinion
24 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion