Making Memory Better for Seniors With Mild Cognitive Impairment

NCT ID: NCT01532739

Last Updated: 2024-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-05

Study Completion Date

2025-12-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a cognitive training group in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, using a new paradigm that will optimize ecological validity by (1) focusing on everyday memory problems, (2) supplementing traditional memory training with the teaching of an empirically-supported problem-solving approach, and (3) employing a clinically representative sample of individuals with MCI (e.g., not excluding those with mild affective symptoms).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mild Cognitive Impairment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cognitive training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The cognitive training consists of 10 weekly 2-hour sessions. It is run with groups of MCI participants and their study partners (who help with reinforcing the strategies in everyday activities). The program provides information about memory and lifestyle factors in the first two weeks, followed by training and practice over the next eight weeks on empirically-supported cognitive strategies known to be effective at supporting day-to-day remembering in MCI. Participants learn to apply a core set of strategies (spaced retrieval, memory book logging) across a variety of common memory problems (e.g., remembering names, appointments, etc). To enhance the likelihood that these strategies will transfer to other settings beyond training, participants are also taught a memory problem solving approach that will cue them to recognize situations in which they need to: (1) stop and remember something, (2) select and apply an appropriate memory strategy, and (3) monitor that it is working.

No cognitive training

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cognitive training

The cognitive training consists of 10 weekly 2-hour sessions. It is run with groups of MCI participants and their study partners (who help with reinforcing the strategies in everyday activities). The program provides information about memory and lifestyle factors in the first two weeks, followed by training and practice over the next eight weeks on empirically-supported cognitive strategies known to be effective at supporting day-to-day remembering in MCI. Participants learn to apply a core set of strategies (spaced retrieval, memory book logging) across a variety of common memory problems (e.g., remembering names, appointments, etc). To enhance the likelihood that these strategies will transfer to other settings beyond training, participants are also taught a memory problem solving approach that will cue them to recognize situations in which they need to: (1) stop and remember something, (2) select and apply an appropriate memory strategy, and (3) monitor that it is working.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of dementia
* History of neurological conditions known to impair cognition
* History of alcohol or drug abuse
* History of chronic psychiatric illness
* Current symptoms of moderate to severe depression (Geriatric Depression Scale \>19) or anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory \>15)
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nova Scotia Health Authority

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Karen A Chipman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Locations

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Neuropsychology Service, Nova Scotia Hospital

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CDHA-RS/2012-227

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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