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. 2020 May 8;2020(5):CD012419. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012419.pub2

Dodge 2018.

Study name Internet‐Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial
(I‐CONNECT study)
Methods RCT
Participants Socially isolated participants aged 80 and older (Lubben's Social Network Scale Y 12 and other criteria) will be recruited from a local Meals on Wheels programme in Portland, Oregon, and Detroit, Michigan, the latter targeting African American participants
Note: website states participants aged 75 and older
Interventions Intervention: face‐to‐face communications with trained interviewers using an Internet‐enabled link to a study‐dedicated home computer will be conducted 4 times per week for 6 months and twice per week for additional 6 months
Control: brief weekly phone calls
Outcomes Medication adherence monitored by an electronic pillbox (MedTracker), cognitive function in memory and executive domains
Starting date Start: 2018. Results expected: 2023
Contact information Dr. Hiroko Dodge (email: dodgeh@ohsu.edu)
Notes Two conference abstracts. Website: https://www.i-conect.org/
Investigator contacted ‐ results available 2023