A Virtually Delivered Memory Rehabilitation Protocol in Older Adults (EONMem_OA)

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Memory Dysfunction

Neurorehabilitation

Treatments

Behavioral: Ecologically Oriented Neurorehabilitation of Memory (EON-Mem)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06187857

EONMem_OA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators conducted a feasibility study of a virtually-delivered adaptation of an ecologically oriented neurorehabilitation of memory (EON-Mem) in improving memory for healthy older adults. The primary purposes of this study included determining the feasibility of conducting EON-Mem virtually with older adults and whether a randomized control trial using EON-Mem in older adults is of value.

Full description

Twenty-five older adults aged 55 years and older were recruited for participation in the EON-Mem training program adapted and administered virtually. Measures of emotional functioning and cognitive functioning were administered before and following the intervention. Participants attended one virtual treatment session per week for a total of six weeks with daily homework assignments. A priori, feasibility was set at an 80% completion rate. To address questions regarding feasibility, the investigators calculated descriptive statistics on sample information.

Enrollment

25 patients

Sex

All

Ages

55+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals 55 and older

Exclusion criteria

Evidence of cognitive dysfunction on the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) as evidenced by a score of 3.3 or more
History of moderate-to-severe TBI
History of stroke
Dementia/neurological diagnoses
Current chemotherapy or radiation
Current or history of brain cancer
Poor sensory function including uncorrected vision, hearing, or speaking impairments that could interfere with learning the intervention, including nonnative English speakers.