A Mobile Informatics Solution to Aid in Memory
- Conditions
- DementiaAlzheimer Disease
- Interventions
- Device: Smartwatch Reminder (SR) system
- Registration Number
- NCT04700540
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Brief Summary
The researchers propose to develop an informatics system to assist people with memory impairment. Persons with Memory Concern (PWMC) recognize the faces they see daily, such as a spouse or caregiver, but they may confuse visiting friends and grandchildren or they may not match names with faces well. The inability to remember names or relationships contributes to isolation and deeply affects their social lives. The proposed solution is a Smartwatch Reminder (SR) system to conspicuously provide this information to the PWMC when needed. The system will be evaluated on the target persons with memory concern population to measure engagement and improvements in social interactions and quality of life.
- Detailed Description
This research will evaluate technology designed to improve the quality of life for persons with dementia through external aids to assist with remembering. The primary goal of the Smartwatch Reminder (SR) is to facilitate social interaction for Persons with Memory Concern (PWMC) by providing facial recognition of family, friends, and other key people. The SR will be evaluated using an embedded experimental mixed methods design that combines the collection and analysis of qualitative data within a traditional randomized controlled trial design. To do so, researchers will enroll 100 PWMC and their care partners to participate in initial, 3-month, and 6-month surveys. Half of the PWMCs will be randomly assigned to the intervention group (i.e. receive the SR) and the other half randomly assigned to the attention control group. Each participant will take part in the study for a total of 6 months. All study procedures and data analysis are anticipated to be completed within 24 months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 162
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Group Smartwatch Reminder (SR) system The PWMC and Care partner in this group will receive the SR. The project will provide a smartwatch and smartphone for the dyads in the study. All others (family, friends, etc.) will be able to download a smartphone app from an online store. Instructional material will be created to show the suggested information that can be entered into the app. Care partners and PWMC are administered surveys at baseline, 3 months and 6 months following enrollment.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in PWMC Social Interaction Quality Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 8-item measure of the quality of the PWMC's social interactions (scores range from 8 to 40; higher scores suggest greater satisfaction with social interactions)
Change in PWMC Social Interaction Frequency Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 8-item measure of the frequency of the PWMC's social interactions
Change in PWMC Quality of Life Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 21-item adapted Dementia Quality of Life (DQoL) measure (scores range from 0 to 105; higher scores indicate higher quality of life)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Care Partner Reactions to Memory and Behavioral Problems Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 24-item Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (scores range from 0 to 96; higher scores indicate greater distress associated with problems)
Change in Care Partner Depression Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale (scores range from 0 to 30; higher scores suggest more severe depression symptoms)
Change in Care Partner Quality of Life Ladder Baseline, 3-, and 6-months Cantril's Ladder (scores range from 0 to 10; higher scores suggest higher quality of life)
Change in Care Partner Psychosocial Well-Being Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 11-item Eriksonian Psychosocial Stage Inventory (scores range from 11 to 55; higher scores suggest greater well-being)
Change in Social Engagement Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 6-item Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) (scores range from 0 to 30; higher scores suggest higher risk of social isolation)
Change in Negative Health Transitions Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 1-item to assess change in living or care situation and mortality
Change in Care Partner Loneliness in Relationship Baseline, 3-, and 6-months UCLA Loneliness Scale (scores range from 20 to 80; higher scores indicate greater loneliness)
Change in Social Support Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 8-item scale to assess affective assistance by care partner's social network (scores range from 8 to 40; higher scores suggest higher affective assistance by social network)
Change in Relationship Quality Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 6-item version of the Relationship Assessment Scale (scores range from 0 to 30; higher scores suggest higher satisfaction with the relationship)
Change in Pleasant Events Schedule Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 20-items adapted measure of events and activities (PES-AD) (scores range from 0 to 60; higher scores suggest greater enjoyment with events and activities)
Change in Community Engagement Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 15-item survey developed to evaluate the PWMC's typical social interactions and destinations accessed outside of the home (scores range from 0 to 75; higher scores indicate greater community engagement)
Change in PWMC Functional Status Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 12-item survey to assess Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) (scores range from 0 to 36; higher scores indicate greater impairment in function)
Change in Memory Impairment Baseline, 3-, and 6-months 8-item survey to evaluate level of memory impairment of PWMC (scores range from 8 to 40; higher scores indicate greater memory impairment)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Minnesota
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States