Mind Your Nose Trial: The Impact of smell-based memory training (OMT) in older adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Olfactory decline; Subjective cognitive decline; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000116729
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-24
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Community-dwelling older people aged 65 years and older; subjective (self-reported) cognitive concerns (with or without objective cognitive impairment).

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of dementia; olfactory impairment secondary to a recent viral infection (including covid-19); current smoker; significant neurological or psychiatric condition likely to affect engagement with the training program (e.g., clinically significant depression or anxiety).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Global Olfactory Ability assessed through the Sniffin' Sticks Threshold Discrimination and Index (TDI) Scores[Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual memory assessed through the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery <br> (CANTAB) Paired Associate Learning Task[Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up];Olfactory memory as assessed with the Western Australia Olfactory Memory Test[Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up];Everyday olfactory ability assessed through a novel, non-standardized measure of everyday olfaction,[Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up];Subjective memory assessed through the Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire [Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up];Subjective olfactory ability assessed through a short questionnaire designed for this study. [Immediately post 4-week intervention and at 1-month follow-up]