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Sponsored by: |
National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00094731 |
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 |
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Aging |
Procedure: Memory Training |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized |
Official Title: | Improving Everyday Memory in At-Risk Elderly |
Estimated Enrollment: | 260 |
Study Start Date: | March 2001 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2006 |
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.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Texas | |
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing | |
Austin, Texas, United States, 78701 |
Principal Investigator: | Graham McDougall, PhD, RN | University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing |
Study ID Numbers: | AG0008, R01 AG15384 |
Study First Received: | October 21, 2004 |
Last Updated: | February 23, 2006 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00094731 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Aging Memory Mental Recall Mental Processes |