Evaluation of a preventative multi-disciplinary training program for prospective memory among older adults

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• Last refreshed on: 24 May 2021
• Main ID: ISRCTN57600070
• Date of registration: 11/01/2017
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Public title: Evaluation of a preventative multi-disciplinary training program for prospective memory among older adults
• Scientific title: Evaluation of a preventative multi-disciplinary training program for prospective memory among older adults: a randomized controlled trial
• Date of first enrolment: 01/05/2016
• Target sample size: 84
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN57600070
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Single-centre single-blinded randomised cross over trial (Treatment)
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Malaysia

Contacts

• Name: Azin Farzin

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:
1. Aged 60 years and above
2. Educational level of at least secondary educational level

Exclusion criteria:
1. Aged less than 60 years old
2. Are not educated enough or are illiterate
3. Those who do not show normal cognitive functions
4. Suffering from a psychological or learning disability
5. History of nuerological impairments (measured by MMSE)
6. Any major psychiatric disorders (taking any psychoactive medication (e.g., anti-depressive, anxiolytics)) and learning disabilities
7. History of general anaesthesia, head truamas (in the last 6 months prior to the study), cerbrovascular disease, or neurological impairments
8. Drug/alcohol abuse


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Memory function
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Memory function

Intervention(s)

Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups (1:1) in site-specific blocks that vary randomly in size to ensure adequate randomization, developed by http://www.randomization.net. The randomization sequence will be concealed from research staff.

Intervention group: Participants take part in a 12 hour intervention regarding exercising their prospective memory. This involves one two-hour session per week for six weeks, and involves a process-based intervention component (a computerized board game to exercise prospective memory - VIRTUAL WEEK board game) and a strategy-based intervention component (memory strategy training such as; intention implementation intentions).

Control group: Participants receive no additional treatment and continue as normal for the duration of the study.

Follow up takes place after six week, one month later (10 weeks) and three months later (14 weeks) and involves prospective memory, depression, anxiety and instrumental daily living activities assessments.

Primary Outcome(s)

Prospective memory (PM) functions are assessed at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks using:
1. PM functions (time-, event-, and activity-based PM) are assessed using a computer-based test
2. PRMQ (a paper-pencil questionnaire) to be used as a subjective measure for PM functions

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Instrumental daily living activities are measured using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks
2. Depression is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks
3. Anxiety is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks

Secondary ID(s)

IG(EXP16)P115

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Ethics review

Status:
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethical Committee of University Putra Malaysia, 07/12/2016, ref: IG[EXP16]P115

Results

• Results available: Yes
• Date Completed: 30/09/2018