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Trial reportBrain and behavior2025

The Effects of the MONOZUKURI Program on Executive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ai Iizuka, Susumu Ogawa, Daisuke Cho, Kyoko Fujihira, Yan Li, Kenichiro Sato, Keigo Hinakura, Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Hiroyuki Suzuki

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Trial report in Brain and behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ai IizukaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-7383
Susumu OgawaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5832-8314
Daisuke ChoResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-1528
Kyoko FujihiraResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-572X
Yan LiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9716-6383
Kenichiro SatoResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8311-5765
Keigo HinakuraResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6482-0303
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-CuyaResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6360-2813
Hiroyuki SuzukiResearch Team for Social Participation and Healthy Aging, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute For Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aimed to examine the effect of the MONOZUKURI program, a cognitive intervention related to creative activities (handicrafts and creative cooking), on cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults.

methodsA single-blind randomized controlled trial was implemented in Kanagawa, Japan, with examiners unaware of group allocations. Fifty-one participants were randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group (IG; n = 29), which participated in 12 weekly sessions involving hands-on activities such as crafting accessories and creatively preparing sushi; and the active control group (CG; n = 22), which attended health-related educational lectures. Cognitive performance was evaluated both before and after the intervention. The main outcome measure was executive function, while secondary measures included verbal ability, attention, processing speed, memory, and working memory.

resultsUsing analysis of covariance, a significant group difference was detected in the change scores of the Trail Making Test Part B, which assesses executive function, indicating greater improvement in the IG. No statistically significant differences were found between groups in the other assessed cognitive domains.

conclusionsThe MONOZUKURI program may have some effects on executive function among community-dwelling older adults. Learning creative activity skills may contribute to the prevention of decline in executive function closely related to life functioning.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: UMIN000041679.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCreativityExecutive FunctionAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionFemaleHumansIndependent LivingJapanMaleNeuropsychological TestsSingle-Blind Methodcognitive functioncognitive interventioncreative activityexecutive function

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PMID41014238
PMCPMC12475996

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