An interventional study of Online video education and Computerized mental exercises in Life Stress, sponsored by University of Rochester. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 55 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-07.
Sponsored by University of Rochester · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to test whether certain brain training activities can promote cognitive, emotional, and physical health in caregivers of a loved one with dementia. Numerous studies show that family dementia caregiving can be stressful, and can increase mental and physical health risks. This study aims to understand how to reduce those risks.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will have computer access to a library of videos, including various lectures and demonstrations of interest, from which to select and view.
Behavioral: Online video education
Participants will use a computer to do a variety of activities which are customizable to their own abilities and progress.
Behavioral: Computerized mental exercises
Useful Field of View test performance at 12 months after the intervention
Useful Field of View computerized test of speed of processing and attention; lower score (in milliseconds) reflects better performance
Time frame: 12 months after the intervention
Resting high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) at 12 months after the intervention
HF-HRV is derived by spectral analysis of the electrocardiograph (ECG) waveform and is a measure of parasympathetic control of the heart; Higher resting HF-HRV (in Hz) reflects greater parasympathetic regulation of the heart
Time frame: 12 months after the intervention
Emotion regulation at 12 months after the intervention
Measured as change in negative affect (from responses to the self-assessment manikin on a 9-point scale) from before to after a mental challenge; less increase in negative affect score suggests better emotion regulation
Time frame: 12 months after the intervention
Emotional well-being at 12 months after the intervention
The primary index of emotional well-being will be depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression scale); a lower score on this measure indicates less depressive symptoms
Time frame: 12 months after the intervention
Immune aging
Identified from blood samples; lower levels of inflammation (measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay) and T-lymphocyte profiles that reflect larger ratios of naïve T-cells relative to mature T-cells (measured from flow cytometry) will index less aging of the immune system
Time frame: 12 months after the intervention
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