Memory Intervention for Older Adults - (Social)

NCT02499991 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: H2015:243
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Research shows that there are a plenitude of interventions that can be used to enhance memory for older adults; however, the evidence as to whether these interventions enhance memory for daily activities is equivocal. The purpose of this pilot study is to test a memory intervention that is potentially useful in everyday life. Objectives of the pilot study are: 1) to examine the feasibility of the intervention (e.g., ease of use of materials provided); and 2) to gain preliminary evidence of the intervention's impact on recall of recent daily social events. Participants will be 20 cognitively healthy (i.e. not cognitively impaired) older adults, with 10 participants randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group, respectively. The study will consist of: a) a pre-training session; b) seven days of independent memory training; and c) a post-training session. The pre-training session will involve a test that measures recall of daily social events from the previous week. This will be followed by seven days of training for recall of daily social events. During the seven days, the intervention group will perform daily memory tasks using self-instructional materials given to them by the researcher, whereas the control group will use their own strategies for remembering social events that they are involved in during the week. The post-training session will occur after the seven days and will involve the same test as the pre-training session that measures recall of social events from the previous week. The hypotheses are that: a) recall of social events will be higher for the post-training test than in the pre-training test and; b) recall will be better for in the intervention group than the control group. The ease of use of the memory recall materials provided to the intervention group will be assessed in interviews.

Conditions

Memory Impairment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Memory Recall Test (change from first session to second session i.e., 7 days later)

  The questionnaire will ask participants to describe social events they did during the previous week.

  First session, second session (7 days later from first session)

Study Arms (2)

Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment group will keep diary of social events according to training instructions. Memory intervention will be used.

Behavioral: memory

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control group will use own memory of social events without training instructions.

Interventions

memory BEHAVIORAL

keep track of social events in diary for memory recall. Used by treatment group

Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• cognitively healthy

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed cognition impairments such as Alzheimer's

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manitoba: lead

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

• Verena Menec, Phd

  University of Manitoba

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Community Health Science Msc Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 10, 2015
• First Posted: July 16, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2017
• Study Completion: August 1, 2017
• Last Updated: May 10, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05