NCT03771131 the study was retrospectively registered on December 7th 2018. Moreover, this multi-domain approach proved to be an excellent training method to transfer gains not only to other cognitive domains, but also to everyday living. These results show that even a low-intensity training program is able to promote some of the protective factors that support successful cognitive ageing. It is noteworthy that a majority of the participants reported to have subjectively experienced an improvement in their everyday life and a positive influence on both mood and socialization. Greater improvements were observed mainly on executive functions and short-term memory, but general cognitive functioning and non-verbal reasoning also showed a tendency to an improvement. Overall, the experimental group showed a general improvement in cognitive functioning following the training program, even with the frequency of once per week. In addition, by means of a questionnaire, we also evaluated the indirect effect of the program on participants’ mood, socialization and perceived impact on everyday activities. The scores obtained in a neuropsychological assessment by the experimental and control groups were compared at pre- and post-training. The training consisted of a weekly session of multi-domain and ecological cognitive exercises performed in small homogenous (i.e. Their results were compared with those of a passive control group. For this reason, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month cognitive training program, once per week, in a group of healthy elderly aged over 60 years old. One aspect regarding cognitive stimulation concerns the relevance of the frequency of an external intervention. The engagement in cognitively stimulating activities and strong social networks has been identified among those protective factors promoting successful cognitive ageing. Alongside physiological cognitive ageing, nowadays there is an alarming increase in the incidence of dementia that requires communities to invest in its prevention.
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