Smart-device Apps as Memory Aids

NCT02281617 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 139664
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Patients experience problems with their memories from a variety of causes. There has been much work showing that the use of low tech devices, such as notebooks or diaries, can help patients remain independent. More recently, the use of electronic devices, such as digital voice recorders or pagers, has proved equally beneficial. Many of functions of memory aids could potentially be carried out by a smartphone or tablet using inbuilt functions such as a calendar or maps, as well as through downloadable apps, such as medication reminders. The investigators have surveyed the investigators patients to show that many of them already own smartphones and this number has dramatically increased in the last year. This project aims to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of using smartphone and tablet apps as memory aids in a clinical setting.

Conditions

Memory Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire PRMQ

  Subjective memory questionnaire

  End of intervention, on average 2 months

• Meta-memory questionnaire MMQ

  Questionnaire about beliefs about memory, problems and strategies

  End of intervention, on average 2 months

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Inventory HADS

  Questionnaire about anxiety and depression

  End of intervention, on average 2 months

• Revised carer stress index

  Questionnaire about carer stress

  End of intervention, on average 2 months

• Semi-structured interview

  Semi-structured interview about usability and usefulness of memory aid apps

  End of intervention, on average 2 months

• Brief phone call

  Brief phone call to ask which apps are still being used

  1 year post treatment

Interventions

Smart-device apps as memory aids BEHAVIORAL

Patients will be taught to use software running on smartphones and smart tablets to help compensate for memory difficulties

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 95 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults attending an NHS memory clinic with fluent English and in possession of a smart-phone or tablet

You may qualify if:

• Subjective memory problems
• Fluent English
• Owns a smartphone or tablet
• sufficient motor skills to operate the smartphone or tablet
• sufficient eyesight to see the smartphone or tablet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King's College London: lead
• Maudsley Charity: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Migo EM, Haynes BI, Harris L, Friedner K, Humphreys K, Kopelman MD. mHealth and memory aids: levels of smartphone ownership in patients. J Ment Health. 2015;24(5):266-70. doi: 10.3109/09638237.2014.951479. Epub 2014 Sep 4.

  PMID: 25188922 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Memory Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Jennifer Liebscher, MA

  South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Kate J Humphreys, PhD

CONTACT

+44 (0) 2071885402; kate.humphreys@slam.nhs.uk

Ellen Migo, PhD

CONTACT

+44 (0)207 1888202; ellen.migo@kcl.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2014
• First Posted: November 3, 2014
• Study Start: December 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 3, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-10