The ACTIVE Study

ACTIVE: A pioneering study with groundbreaking results

With 2,832 participants, the ACTIVE Study is the largest study on cognitive training ever performed. Funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the National Institute on Aging, the Indiana University School of Medicine, Penn State University, and others, the ACTIVE study proves that healthy older adults can make significant cognitive improvements with appropriate cognitive training and practice. It also demonstrates that Posit Science training drives improvements that are significantly better than other types of cognitive exercise.

Study goals
The ACTIVE study was designed to compare three different types of cognitive training: one that focused on memory, one that targeted reasoning, and Posit Science training that exercised speed of processing. The study was conducted at six sites across the United States, and all of the participants were healthy adults aged 65 or older. Researchers followed participants for five or more years to evaluate the long-term effects of training.

Superior results from Posit Science training
All three types of cognitive training tested in the ACTIVE study resulted in cognitive improvements, but participants who used Posit Science training experienced the best results overall. According to the study, 87% of the participants who used Posit Science training showed increases in cognitive ability, while 74% of participants who used reasoning training and 26% of those who used memory training showed improvements. Posit Science training also reduced the risk of serious decline in health-related quality of life by 35%, and reduced the risk of decline in people’s abilities to perform instrumental tasks of daily living.

Lasting effects that ensure future independence
ACTIVE study participants who used the Posit Science training experienced cognitive improvements that lasted five or more years without additional training. Posit Science training not only helps people improve their cognitive abilities, but it can also help them stay healthier and more independent for longer periods of time.

STUDY RESULTS:
Large improvements in cognitive abilities
35.6% reduction in risk of serious health-related quality of life decline
Effects that last 5+ years without further training

THE ACTIVE STUDY DESIGN

• Multi-center
• Prospective
• Randomized
• Controlled
• Single-blind

STUDY PARTICIPANTS
2,832 cognitively healthy adults Aged 65+