An interventional study of Cognitive training and Psychosocial education in Aging, sponsored by Baycrest. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 60 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-11-18.
Sponsored by Baycrest · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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.
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.
Baycrest is the lead sponsor of 33 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.
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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.
Behavioral: Cognitive training
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.
Behavioral: Psychosocial education
Change in the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) scores
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is the primary outcome measure. All participants will identify five everyday life activities that they need to or want to do using the COPM. The primary outcome will be (a) the number of goals improved by two points.
Time frame: 8 weeks after pretest and 3 months after intervention finished
This study is completed, as verified in Nov 2016. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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