Theory-Driven Manualized Approach to Improving New Learning and Memory in Healthy Aging and MCI

Kessler Foundation

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Behavioral: STEM

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06269939

R-1253-24

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effectiveness of a memory enhancement technique in an aging population.

Full description

Memory enhancing techniques have been incorporated into an 8-session treatment protocol, Strategy Based Training to Enhance Memory (STEM), designed to teach participants about each of the techniques, train them on how to apply the techniques in daily life and practice their application to daily life memory demanding situations. The protocol includes teaching participants over age 60 how to restructure a memory demanding situation in order to make optimal use of the techniques.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:

  • read and speak English fluently

Exclusion criteria

• prior stroke or neurological injury/disease (i.e. traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, or Stroke).
• history of significant psychiatric illness (for example, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis).
• significant alcohol or drug abuse history (inpatient treatment).
• Benzodiazepines and steroid use
• Diagnosis of dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive memory techniques training administered twice a week for four weeks (8 training sessions).

Treatment:

Behavioral: STEM

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The control group will receive memory exercises administered twice a week for four weeks (8 sessions).

Treatment:

Behavioral: STEM