SeniorWISE: Improving Everyday Memory in At-Risk Elderly - Full Text View

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether classes on memory training will help older adults to improve or maintain their daily activities.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Aging	Procedure: Memory Training	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Memory

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized

Official Title:	Improving Everyday Memory in At-Risk Elderly

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Aging (NIA):

Estimated Enrollment:	260
Study Start Date:	March 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	February 2006

Detailed Description:

Volunteer participants will be randomly assigned to experimental (memory training) and comparison (health promotion) groups. Both groups will learn strategies for successful aging. Participants will be in the study for 27 months and will be interviewed on five occasions for 3 hours per interview. The classroom-based intervention is an 8-session, 1 1/2 hour course designed to teach older adults the use of strategies to improve everyday memory. Strategically-placed booster sessions will be provided to subjects within 3 months following the last class session.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Reside in Austin, Texas or Travis County
African, Caucasian, or Hispanic heritage
Fluent in reading and speaking English
Mini Mental Exam scores of 23-30
Pass executive function test
Adequate hearing and vision to enable participation in classroom learning
Free of Alzheimer's disease or other conditions (e.g., certain cancers) likely to result in mortality before study completion

Exclusion Criteria:

Under 65
Score less than 23 on MMSE
Fail the executive function tests
Severe sensory losses, hearing or vision, that would prohibit testing or participation
self-report a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other conditions (e.g., certain cancers) likely to result in mortality before study completion

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00094731

Locations


United States, Texas
	University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing
	Austin, Texas, United States, 78701

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Graham McDougall, PhD, RN	University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing

More Information

About the SeniorWISE Study This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

McDougall GJ, Montgomery KS, Eddy N, Jackson E, Nelson E, Stark T, Thomsen C. Aging memory self-efficacy: elders share their thoughts and experience. Geriatr Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;24(3):162-8.

McDougall GJ. Memory improvement in octogenarians. Appl Nurs Res. 2002 Feb;15(1):2-10.

McDougall GJ. I remember that! Building memory confidence in the elderly. Reflect Nurs Leadersh. 2001;27(1):23-5, 45. No abstract available.

Zimmerman T, McDougall GJ Jr, Becker H. Older women's cognitive and affective response to moderate drinking. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004 Oct 12;19(11):1095-1102 [Epub ahead of print]

Austin-Wells, V., Zimmermann, T., McDougall, G.J. (2003). An optimal delivery format for lectures targeting mature adults. Educational Gerontology 29(6), 493-501.

Study ID Numbers:	AG0008, R01 AG15384
First Received:	October 21, 2004
Last Updated:	February 23, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00094731
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute on Aging (NIA):

Aging

Memory

Mental Recall

Mental Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 10, 2008

Sponsored by:	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Information provided by:	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00094731