Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE): Feasibility Study

Cognitive Decline Clinical Trial

— ABLE  

Official title:

Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE): Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03438136
• Other study ID #: 1320181
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 28, 2018
• Last updated: February 15, 2018
• Start date: December 5, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 13, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: University of California, Riverside
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: December 13, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: December 13, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 55 years of age or older

• Fluent in English

• Have not been diagnosed with a cognitive condition (e.g., Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's, and Dementia)

• Currently not experiencing a mental health disorder (e.g., anxiety, depression, Schizophrenia)

• Have normal eye vision or corrected-to-normal eye vision

• Not proficient in any of the three skills that will be taught during the intervention. Proficiency of skills will be determined by participants' self-report of their experience with each skill. Only potential participants who self-report having less than one or more years of experience with any of the three skills in the past 10 years or as having less than 5 years of experience more than 50 years ago will be considered as being "unfamiliar" with that skill (or skills) and will be qualified to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria: n/a

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Decline
• Cognitive Dysfunction

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE)
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of California, Riverside	Riverside	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Riverside	American Psychological Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Screening-to-enrollment ratio	Number of participants we screen relative to the number of participants who enroll	Beginning of the intervention (Week 1)
Primary	Intervention adherence	Amount of homework hours logged and class attendance	Throughout the intervention (15 weeks)
Primary	Enjoyment of intervention activities	Assessed via a brief questionnaire of 4 questions created by our research team. Range: 4-24, summed across 4 questions.	Week 15
Secondary	Executive Function	Measured by NIH EXAMINER battery	Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)
Secondary	Broad Learning Adult Questionnaire	New questionnaire developed by PI	Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)