| Trial name or title |
Prospective memory training in Parkinson's disease |
| Methods |
Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) (n = 90). |
| Participants |
Males and females over 50 years of age Meet criteria for typical idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) Hoehn and Yahr stage I‐III Have Parkinson's Disease–Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD‐MCI) according to Movement Disorder Society Level II diagnostic criteria |
| Interventions |
Strategy training (specific memory strategy training with training games, as well as feedback on accuracy and performance) vs process training (event‐ and time‐based prospective memory tasks but no strategy training or feedback) vs control intervention (does not attend any sessions). |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome measures:
Virtual Week [Time Frame: 4 to 6 weeks]. A computerised board game that simulates daily life and real‐world prospective memory challenges. Main outcome variable is the proportion of correct prospective memory responses for each task type (12 event based, 12 time based). Change of performance on the Virtual Week from the pre‐ and post‐session will also be measured. Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire [Time Frame: through completion of the study, up to 16 weeks]. Change in scores on this questionnaire will be measured.
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| Starting date |
July 2018 |
| Contact information |
erfoster@wustl.edu |
| Notes |
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