Smart Reminders for Treatment Compliance

Overseen By Walter Boot, PhD

Age: 65+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Florida State University

Disqualifiers: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Neurodegenerative, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

190 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study will examine whether among older adults an adaptive and personalized reminder system can better support adherence to home-based cognitive training over typical reminder systems.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for older adults who are at least 65 years old with normal or corrected vision and can pass a dementia screening. It's not suitable for those with blindness, deafness, reading difficulties below the 6th-grade level, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, other neurodegenerative diseases, terminal illness, severe motor issues or those not in Tallahassee for 6 months.

Inclusion Criteria

Normal or corrected to normal visual acuity

Must pass a dementia screening

I am 65 years old or older.

Exclusion Criteria

Terminal illness

Not living in the Tallahassee area for the entire 6 month study period

I have a history of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, or another neurodegenerative disease.

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Adherence Promotion With Person-centered Technology (APPT) System
• Standard Reminder System

Trial Overview The study is testing if an adaptive and personalized reminder system (APPT) can improve adherence to home-based cognitive training compared to standard reminders among older adults. The goal is to see which method better supports regular participation in the training.

Participant Groups

Group I: Smart Adherence Support Condition Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

To promote adherence, participants will receive reminders when home-based cognitive training has not been completed. This will be in the form of a text message to participants' smart phone. In this condition, participants will receive adaptive and tailored reminders based on dynamic algorithms that deploy reminders in a way that considers participant preferences, days and times of previous successful assessments, the success of previous reminder attempts, and answers to brief questions contained within reminder prompts. Parameter weights for these variables will be adjusted dynamically over a 6-month assessment period to ensure that reminders are deployed when they are most likely to be acted upon.

Group II: Reminder Only Condition Active Control 1 Intervention

To promote adherence, participants will receive generic reminders when home-based cognitive training has not been completed. This will be in the form of a text message to participants' smart phone.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Florida State University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

234

Recruited

41,100+