An interventional study of Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE) in Cognitive Decline, sponsored by University of California, Riverside. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 55 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-19.
Sponsored by University of California, Riverside · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science
This study evaluates the feasibility of enrolling and retaining older adults in a 15-week intervention that will implement six factors from early childhood experiences: individualized scaffolding (having a responsive teacher), forgiving environment (allowing the learner to make and learn from mistakes), growth mindset (believing that abilities can develop with effort), open-minded learning (exploring new experiences), serious commitment to learning (adopting a "learning" lifestyle), and learning multiple skills simultaneously. These six factors will be implemented via concurrent classes at the UCR Extension center (OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute).
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria: n/a
This arm will be enrolled in the intervention.
Behavioral: Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE)
This arm will be enrolled in a no contact control group.
This intervention implements six factors from early childhood experiences: individualized scaffolding (having a responsive teacher), forgiving environment (allowing the learner to make and learn from mistakes), growth mindset (believing that abilities can develop with effort), open-minded learning (exploring new experiences), serious commitment to learning (adopting a "learning" lifestyle), and learning multiple skills simultaneously.
Screening-to-enrollment ratio
Number of participants we screen relative to the number of participants who enroll
Time frame: Beginning of the intervention (Week 1)
Intervention adherence
Amount of homework hours logged and class attendance
Time frame: Throughout the intervention (15 weeks)
Enjoyment of intervention activities
Assessed via a brief questionnaire of 4 questions created by our research team. Range: 4-24, summed across 4 questions.
Time frame: Week 15
Executive Function
Measured by NIH EXAMINER battery
Time frame: Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)
Broad Learning Adult Questionnaire
New questionnaire developed by PI
Time frame: Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)
This study is status unknown, as verified in Feb 2018. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
University of California, Riverside