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Effects of Cognitive Intervention for Older Adults With Memory Decline: A Pilot Study

NCT00609427 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-06-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of training in memory skills vs. use of external memory aids on everyday memory functioning in older people with mild cognitive impairment.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MEMO programme (Inst Universitaire de Geriatrie, Montreal)

8 weekly group training sessions in mnemonic strategies, administered by clinical psychologist.

BEHAVIORAL

External memory aids training

8 weekly group sessions of training in the use of external memory aids, administered by clinical psychologist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Koski, PhD · Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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