Five-week Telehealth Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This trial compares a five-week versus an eight-week telehealth cognitive training program for adults 65–84 with MCI. Participants complete an initial screening with a study partner, undergo memory and thinking tests, and then attend weekly two-hour group sessions led by a trained facilitator, either for five or eight weeks. The goal is to see if the shorter program provides similar improvements in cognition, quality of life, daily functioning, mood, and caregiver burden. All activities are conducted remotely, with post-intervention assessments to measure outcomes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* 65 years of age or older, less than 85 years
* Have the ability to speak and understand English
* Time and willingness to commit to the completion of this study
* Availability of a study partner (typically a relative, spouse, offspring, or roommate) for initial and post-intervention testing
* A global Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) score of 0 or 0.5 and cognitive performance of \<26 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or \<19 on the MoCA-BLIND for categorization of MCI, as determined in the screening appointment.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Self-reported diagnosis of dementia or functional impairment that requires assistance
* Recent changes in medications for memory (i.e., prescribed or changed medications for memory within 30 days)
* Major psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, current substance dependence, or undertreated depression or anxiety), or 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) score of eight or higher
* Hearing, vision, or motor deficits that would interfere with standardized cognitive assessment or participation in study interventions: e.g., inability to hear through headphones (with or without hearing aids). If vision is corrected with lenses to appropriate levels, then participant will be eligible
* No access to reliable, stable internet, OR
* Current participation in another cognitive training program or treatment study.

Where it's running

• University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Cameron K Perrin, M.S. — University of Florida
• Study coordinator: Cameron K Perrin, M.S.
• Email: c.perrin@phhp.ufl.edu
• Phone: 352-294-8765

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.