An Evaluation of the Memory at Work Program

Ageing Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Evaluation of the Memory at Work Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01236664
• Other study ID #: REB1043
• Secondary ID: HTX 10-43
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 8, 2010
• Last updated: October 11, 2011
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: January 2013

Study information

• Verified date: October 2011
• Source: Baycrest
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

With the aging of the Canadian population, older workers are accounting for more and more of the working-age population. Despite recent interest in cognitive training, there are currently no validated programs that specifically target individuals in the work force. The investigators will conduct a small-scale randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the previously developed Memory at Work program. The investigators will recruit 60 individuals and randomly assign them to the active intervention or a control intervention. The investigators will examine outcomes related to knowledge, behavioral change, self-efficacy, objective memory, and workplace productivity. The investigators expect larger improvements on these measures in the active relative to the control group.

Description:

This is a pre-test/post-test randomized controlled trial. Participants who meet eligibility criteria will undergo baseline testing that involves completing questionnaires and objective cognitive tests. Participants will then be randomly assigned (by coin toss) to the intervention or control group. After participating in their respective workshops, both groups will undergo immediate post-testing and 1-month follow-up post testing. After the final assessment, the control group will be given the opportunity to participate in the intervention workshop. No further testing of this group will occur, as there will no longer be a comparable control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: January 2013
• Est. primary completion date: January 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 30 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Currently employed

• Between ages 30-65

• Fluent in English language

Exclusion Criteria:

• A severe head injury, epilepsy or other neurological disorder

• Currently unemployed

• Evidence of significant psychiatric disorder/use of psychotropic medications

• Evidence of substance abuse

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ageing
• Cognition - Other

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Memory training
The Memory at Work program is a 4-hour classroom-based workshop that is led by a professional trainer. The format of the program is experiential, with a heavy focus on discussion, self-discovery, and hands-on use of trained skills. Specific memory compensation techniques are trained. Training consists of an explanation of each technique (i.e., how and when to use it, the science behind the technique) and ample opportunities for hands-on use of the strategies.
• Control Workshop
The control workshop consists of a 4-hour program that will train techniques for successfully completing Sudoku, word, and logic puzzles. Like the experimental intervention, the control workshop will be engaging and challenging, and will involve a combination of individual and group activities.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Baycrest	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Baycrest	Cogniciti Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (4)

Troyer AK, Häfliger A, Cadieux MJ, Craik FI. Name and face learning in older adults: effects of level of processing, self-generation, and intention to learn. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 Mar;61(2):P67-74. — View Citation

Troyer AK, Murphy KJ, Anderson ND, Moscovitch M, Craik FI. Changing everyday memory behaviour in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a randomised controlled trial. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2008 Jan;18(1):65-88. — View Citation

Troyer AK, Rich JB. Psychometric properties of a new metamemory questionnaire for older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2002 Jan;57(1):P19-27. — View Citation

Troyer AK. Improving memory knowledge, satisfaction, and functioning via an education and intervention program for older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition 8, 256-268, 2001.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Memory related knowledge and behaviour		6 weeks	No
Secondary	Improved workplace productivity		6 weeks	No