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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04439500
Other study ID # REB1738- sub-study
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 1, 2020
Est. completion date March 31, 2021

Study information

Verified date July 2021
Source Baycrest
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of Real-World Strategy Training (RWST) compared to a psycho-education workshop for improving everyday life performance in older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD). Participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of these approaches. Additionally, this study will provide insight into the benefits of the program while people are not able to meet in person during a pandemic.


Description:

Evidence suggests that 25-50% of community-dwelling older adults report SCD and that these individuals have an elevated risk for developing Mild Cognitive Impairment and/or dementia. Many of these individuals report difficulties with complex activities of daily living. RWST aims to reduce these difficulties in everyday life by providing a meta-cognitive training approach that compensates for age-related executive changes. The approach is provided within the context of individually identified everyday-life difficulties. The psycho-education approach is a Brain-Health Workshop supplemented by intellectually stimulating activities such as doing Sudoku and/or word searches. This approach provides information people may use to inform health behaviour changes.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 32
Est. completion date March 31, 2021
Est. primary completion date March 31, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 60 Years to 85 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Have access to high speed internet and a computer or mobile device with a webcam - Have subjective cognitive complaints - Be fluent in written and spoken English - Able to self-identify areas of their everyday lives in which they would like to improve. Exclusion Criteria: - Diagnosis of neurological conditions (e.g. dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's) - Presence of severe depression - Presence of substance abuse - History of hospitalization for psychiatric reasons

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Real World Strategy Training
The key features of the protocol are: i. Participants are actively engaged in selecting their treatment goals. The research clinician will work with the participants to identify five specific, measurable real-world goals using a standardized semi-structured interview, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Three of these will be training goals, two will not be trained but evaluated post-intervention for evidence of generalization and transfer to non-trained tasks; ii. A global problem solving approach is used (Goal- Plan- Do- Check). Participants are guided by the trainer to apply this strategy to their goals.
Brain Education
The active comparator uses an information-based format and is designed to engage participants without providing any specific training techniques or strategies. During weekly sessions, participants will receive factual information on brain structure and function, age-related cognitive changes, and general brain health issues and will spend time doing non-specific cognitive exercises including crossword and Sodoku puzzles. Homework will consist of reading assignments related to the session topics.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Baycrest Health Sciences Toronto Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Baycrest

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Changes in improved performance (measured as total number of untrained goals improved to criterion) on the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) immediately post-intervention. The COPM is a standardized semi-structure interview in which participants identify everyday life difficulties (defined as things they need to or want to do). These issues are converted to goals with performance rated on a 10-point Likert-type scale. Goals considered improved to criterion are those that have a 2 or more points increase on ratings. Changes from baseline to post-intervention at 10 weeks
Secondary Improved performance on the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) measured at three and six months post-intervention. Same as outcome 1. Goals considered improved to criterion are those that have a 2 or more points increase on ratings. Three and six months post-intervention
Secondary Improved satisfaction with performance on trained and untrained goals identified using the COPM. Satisfaction with performance is measured on a 10-point Likert type scale using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Goals considered improved to criterion are those that have a 2 or more points increase on ratings. 10 weeks after baseline (after intervention), 3 months post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention
Secondary Changes on Social Support Survey Instrument (MOS-SSS) This 5-point likert type instrument measures participants' perceived availability of social support in various situations. The lowest possible score is 20 and highest possible is 100. Higher scores indicate better outcome. Baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention
Secondary Changes on DeJong Gierveld Loneliness Scale This scale measures loneliness and perceived social isolation. It will be administered to evaluate the impact of the intervention on participants' levels of self-isolation and loneliness. Lowest possible score is 0 and highest score is 6. Lower scores indicate better outcome. Baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention
Secondary Changes on Lubben Social Network Scale This 5-point likert type scale measures social isolation by measuring frequency, size, and closeness of contacts of the respondent's social network by assessing the perceived level of support they get from friends and families. Lowest possible score is 0 and highest possible score is 30. Higher scores indicate better outcome. Baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention
Secondary Change in health-related Quality of Life Health-related quality of life will be measured using the Short From Health Survey (SF-36). This survey includes the following sub scales (higher scores on each sub-scale indicate better outcome):
Physical functioning with lowest possible score being 10 and highest 30; Role functioning with lowest possible score of 4 and highest 8; Bodily pain with lowest possible score of 2 and highest of 12; General health with lowest possible score of 5 and highest of 25; Vitality with lowest possible score of 4 and highest of 24; Social functioning with lowest possible score of 2 and highest of 10; Role-emotional with lowest possible score of 3 and highest of 6; Mental health with lowest possible score of 5 and highest of 30.
Baseline, 10 weeks, 3 months post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention
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