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Memory retraining exercises for Aging

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Led By Nancy D Chiaravalloti, PhD
Research Sponsored by Kessler Foundation
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up scores will be assessed at five time-points: baseline (week 1), immediately post-intervention (week 7) and 6, 12 and 24 months post-intervention]
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Study Summary

This trial is testing a new memory technique to see if it works better than a placebo in healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment. Outcomes will be measured through three different ways.

Eligible Conditions
  • Aging
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~scores will be assessed at five time-points: baseline (week 1), immediately post-intervention (week 7) and 6, 12 and 24 months post-intervention]
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and scores will be assessed at five time-points: baseline (week 1), immediately post-intervention (week 7) and 6, 12 and 24 months post-intervention] for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in scores on standardized neuropsychological tests of memory using the California Verbal Learning Test
Secondary outcome measures
Change in scores on self-report of emotional functioning, measured via the Chicago multiscale depression inventory
Change in scores on self-report of memory functioning, measured via questionnaire by the Memory Functioning Questionnaire
Change in scores on self-report of quality of life, measured via the SF-12

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Experimental GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The experimental group will receive memory retraining exercises administered on a laptop computer twice a week for 5 weeks (10 training sessions).
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
The placebo group will receive placebo control memory exercises administered on a laptop computer twice a week for 5 weeks (10 training sessions).
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Memory retraining exercises
2014
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Kessler FoundationLead Sponsor
173 Previous Clinical Trials
10,681 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Aging
40 Patients Enrolled for Aging
Nancy D Chiaravalloti, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorKessler Foundation
4 Previous Clinical Trials
288 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Application of the Modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT)© to Aging
Nancy Chiaravalloti 2017. "Application of the Modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT)© to Aging". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03370224.
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