Status:
COMPLETED
ACTIVE: Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Carelon Research
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Aging
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of the ACTIVE study was to test if cognitive training interventions could maintain functional independence in elders by improving basic mental abilities, with follow-up assessments through...
Detailed Description
ACTIVE was a 4-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial. The primary objective of ACTIVE was to test the effectiveness and durability of three distinct cognitive interventions in improving elder...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 or older
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score 23 or greater
- Vision scored greater than 20/50
- Minimal dependence in hygiene, bathing, and dressing
Exclusion
- Significant decline in cognitive skills, physical abilities, or functional independence
- Inability to complete study activities as evidenced by MMSE and vision scores lower than Inclusion Criteria requirement
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
- Stroke in previous 12 months
- Cancer with limited life expectance
- Current chemotherapy or radiation treatment
- Communication problems
- Planned move from study area
- Scheduling conflicts that would preclude participation in study activities
- Prior involvement in similar cognitive training studies
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 1998
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
2832 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00298558
Start Date
March 1 1998
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
April 16 2014
Active Locations (7)
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1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
2
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
3
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
4
Johns Hopkins University
Cumberland, Maryland, United States, 21205