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Conversations as a Means to Delay Alzheimer's Disease Onset

Start: February 2012
End: September 2013
Enrollment: 90

What Is This Study About?

The investigators will examine whether cognitive stimulation through daily conversation will have positive effects on cognitive functions among the elderly. Face-to-face communication will be conducted through the use of personal computers, webcams, and user-friendly Internet programs that allow participants to have conversations while staying at home.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 70 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Must have:

++No dementia ++Willing to participate in daily conversation using Internet/webcam with interviewers for 6 weeks++Willing to monitor daily conversational amount using a digital recording device++Willing informant who has frequent contact with the participant

Must NOT have:

++Major illness or disabilities that interfere with using the audio/video technology++Dementia++Mini Mental State Examination score of less than 24 at screening++Geriatric Depression Scale score of more than 4 at screening

If I Qualify, Who Do I Contact?

Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.

Need Help?

Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.

Where Is This Study Located?

Who Sponsors This Study?

Lead: Oregon Health and Science University

Collaborator Sponsor

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01571427

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