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Maintaining Independence in Everyday Life Among Seniors With Subjective Cognitive Complaints

NCT ID: NCT02655497

Last Updated: 2016-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cognitive strategies in improving participation in daily activities within older adults who report subjective cognitive decline.

Detailed Description

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The planned project explores the effects of several interventions designed to promote independence in everyday life, with older adults who identify cognitive complaints. Evidence suggests that 25-50% of community dwelling older adults report cognitive difficulties, such as reduced memory or concentration, in the absence of any diagnosed condition. Cognitive skills are crucial to living independently. The investigators plan to examine two approaches in a randomized controlled trial. Based on our successful pilot study, the investigators hypothesize that this training which combines education on healthy lifestyles and problem solving training to address everyday life difficulties, will be effective in maximizing and maintaining independence of older adults.

Conditions

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Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Cognitive Training

Cognitive training intervention. The intervention includes seven 2-hour group sessions interspersed with four individual 45-minute sessions for a total of 17 hours of intervention over an 8-week period. The experimental group will receive real-world strategy training, a cognitive strategy based approach that trains people to improve their level of independence on meaningful activities of daily life with which they are having difficulty.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychosocial education

The intervention includes seven 2-hour group sessions interspersed with four individual 45-minute sessions for a total of 17 hours of intervention over an 8-week period. The control group will receive brain-health education.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psychosocial education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychosocial education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Community-dwelling older adults aged 60+
* Fluent in written and spoken English
* Have subjective cognitive complaints (SCC)
* Performance within normal limits on a neuropsychological assessment battery
* Participants must also be able to self-identify specific areas of difficulty in their everyday life that they would like to improve

Exclusion Criteria

* Significant neurological or psychiatric history (e.g., multiple sclerosis, psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization)
* Concurrent depression
* Anaesthesia in previous 6 months; and substance abuse
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Baycrest

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Deirdre Dawson

Senior Scientist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Deirdre Dawson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baycrest Health Sciences

Locations

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Baycrest Health Sciences

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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REB#15-29

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id