Usability Study of Spaced Retrieval Exercise Using Mobile Devices for Alzheimer's Disease Rehabilitation

German-Jordanian University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease

Treatments: Other: Text-based task; Other: Graphic-based Task

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02005380

GJU001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The focus of this work is to explore the use of modern mobile technology to enable people with Alzheimer's disease to improve their abilities to perform activities of daily living and hence to promote independence and participation in social activities. This work also aims at reducing the burden on caregivers by increasing the AD patients' sense of competence and ability to handle behavior problems.

Full description

The investigators developed ADcope, an integrated application that includes several modules that target individuals with Alzheimer's disease , using mobile devices. The investigators developed two different user interfaces: a text-based and a graphic-based. To evaluate the usability of the application, participants with early stages of AD were asked to run the two user interfaces of the spaced retrieval memory exercise using a tablet mobile device.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have early stages of Alzheimer's decease

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

Text-based Task

Description:

This group is required to do the text-based task

Treatment:

Other: Text-based task

Graphic-based Task

Description:

This group is required to do the graphic-based task

Treatment:

Other: Graphic-based Task