Short-term Cognitive Training in Late-life Depression

NCT ID: NCT01748032

Last Updated: 2016-04-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the alternative uses training (AUT) and word association training (WAT) on cognitive functions and mood symptoms in late-life depression (LLD).

The hypotheses are:

1. post-training cognitive performance will be superior to pre-training cognitive performance
2. post-training depressive symptomatology will be less severe as compared with pre-training clinical severity and
3. AUT group will show better post-training cognitive performance and improved mood symptoms when compared with the WAT group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Alternative Uses Training

In this task, subjects are asked to produce atypical and alternative uses for common daily objects.

Group Type OTHER

Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

20 minutes/day for 5 sequential working days

Word Association Training

In this task, subjects are asked to generate the first word that comes to their mind, and thus, encourages more general and spontaneous divergent thinking.

Group Type OTHER

Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

20 minutes/day for 5 sequential working days

Interventions

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Cognitive training

20 minutes/day for 5 sequential working days

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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cognitive intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female
* Age \>=55
* Proficiency in English
* Current depressive episode and meet criteria for DSM-IV major depressive disorder
* Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score \>=15
* Able to give informed consent
* Stable medication dosages during the training period

Exclusion Criteria

* Other DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders, except for anxiety disorders due to high comorbidity with mood disorders
* Mini-Mental State Examination score of \<26
* Diagnosis of dementia
* Neurological and medical conditions known to affect cognition (e.g., stroke, head injury, previous chemotherapy for cancer)
* Unstable medical illnesses requiring active treatment
* Vision or hearing impairment affecting ability to participate in training
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Baycrest

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Linda Mah, MD

Clinician Scientist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Linda Mah, MD, M.H.Sc.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest

Locations

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Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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12-28

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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