Primary objective: Does a cognitive intervention have a short-term effect on functioning of older adults with cognitive complaints. Secondary objectives: Do these short-term effects persist after 3 months? What are the determinants of success of…
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cognitieve klachten
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Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Main study parameters are self-reported complaints and daily problems, quality
of life, and performance on timed instrumental activities of daily livings
tasks. Other parameters are cognitive performance, strategy use, metamemory and
affective state. Potential determi¬nants are personality traits, coping style,
affective state, educational level, age, sex, marital status, working status
and several health related factors.
Secondary outcome
Secundary parameters are cognitive performance, strategy use, metamemory and
affective state. Potential determinants are personality traits, coping style,
affective state, educational level, age, sex, marital status, working status
and several health related factors.
Background summary
Many older adults have cognitive complaints that are mostly related to a normal
age-related cognitive decline. A major factor contributing to this age related
cognitive decline is a reduced speed of information processing. An intervention
that focuses on a reduced speed of information processing, may therefore be
helpful to older adults with cognitive complaints. In the current study, such a
cognitive intervention called Time Pressure Management (TPM) training is
evaluated.
Study objective
Primary objective: Does a cognitive intervention have a short-term effect on
functioning of older adults with cognitive complaints. Secondary objectives: Do
these short-term effects persist after 3 months? What are the determinants of
success of such a cognitive intervention?
Study design
The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial, with a target-treatment
condition, a control treatment condition and a waiting-list control condition.
There are a dual baseline assessment, a post-training assessment and a
follow-up assessment.
Intervention
The target intervention is called Time Pressure Management (TPM) training and
offers specific cognitive compensation strategies to handle situations with
(potential) time pressure. The control intervention is psycho-education with
general information about cognitive functioning, aging, reduced speed of
information processing and the role of time pressure. Both the target
intervention and the control intervention are group interventions with 4-6
participants per group and 10 one-hour sessions.
Study burden and risks
Participants will spend approximately 18 hours in 21 weeks to training sessions
and assessments. The intervention has been evaluated as being effective for
brain damaged patients. Its feasibility for another target group will be
evaluated in the current study. Both the intervention and the assessments can
not cause any harm to participants. Participants have the advantage of
participation for free in this evidence-based intervention.
Postbus 616
6200 MD Maastricht
Nederland
Postbus 616
6200 MD Maastricht
Nederland
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Inclusion criteria
- age between 55 and 75 years
- subjective cognitive complaints that are particularly manifested in situations with time pressure and/or in situations that appeal on the capacity to process information rapidly
- a thorough command of the Dutch language
- willing to actively participate in a neuropsychological intervention program
- informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- previous brain damage
- neurological disease
- major psychiatric disease
- any sign of major cognitive disturbances based on both a MMSE-score of less than 24, the performance on a set of neuropsychological tasks and/or a clinical impression of the participant
- current participation in a neuropsychological research program
- current participation in an intervention program
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL14306.068.06 |