Effectiveness of a Cognitive Training Program (UMAM Method) in Elderly People Without Dementia

Madrid Salud

Status: Completed

Conditions: Age-Related Memory Disorders

Treatments: Other: Multifactorial Memory Training Program (UMAM method)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04245579

15/382-E_BS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is oriented to analyze the effectiveness of a cognitive training method (UMAM) on cognitive functions, subjective memory and mood state in elderly people without dementia. On the other hand, the study aims to examine whether variables such as cognitive reserve (e.g. educational level), APOE genotype and intracranial volume are related to increased benefit after the intervention. The researchers hope to find that greater cognitive reserve, not having the APOE allele ε4, and a greater volume of memory-related brain areas, are associated with better outcomes after the cognitive intervention.

Enrollment: 199 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 60 years old.
• Having a global cognitive performance > 23 in the Mini Mental State Examination Test.
• Having no history of neurological or serious psychiatric disorders (severe psycho-affective disorders and psychosis or other psychiatric disorders like alcoholism).

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic use of anxiolytics.
• Chronic use of neuroleptics.
• Chronic use of anticonvulsants.
• Having hearing or vision impairments that would preclude testing.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) contraindications.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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199 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group carried out a 30-session multi-factorial group memory training program (UMAM method), with a frequency of three weekly sessions of 90 minutes each. The training program consists of four modules: 1- Stimulation of cognitive processes; learning and practicing internal memory strategies and solving everyday forgetfulness; 2- Instruction in basic concepts about memory; 3- Intervention on daily living and forgetting experiences, using internal and external strategies to solve everyday memory failures; 4- Metacognition or metamemory: the subjects were to reflect about their cognitive failures by analyzing the causes and variables of those failures. In addition, the experimental group followed the standard activities in which all users attending the Center are involved (planned interviews, dialogue-conferences, general health recommendations, etc.).

Treatment:

Other: Multifactorial Memory Training Program (UMAM method)

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The Control Group followed the standard activities in which all users attending the Center are involved (planned interviews, dialogue-conferences, general health recommendations, etc.).