Effectiveness of Alzheimer's Universe (Www.AlzU.Org) on Knowledge and Behavior

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• Conditions: Patient Education as Topic; Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset; Alzheimer Disease; Memory Loss
• Interventions: Behavioral: Web-based education

• Registration Number: NCT03149380
• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of an online educational course on Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention, treatment and caregiving.

Detailed Description

Alzheimer's Universe (www.AlzU.org) was created to provide online education about Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a focus on family members of people with AD, people with mild cognitive impairment due to AD and mild AD, caregivers, healthcare providers, medical students, college students and high school students. The website provides evidence-based courses with interactive lessons and activities that have been shown to increase knowledge about AD, willingness to participate in an AD prevention clinical trial, and intent to make specific lifestyle changes in effort to reduce AD risk.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-11
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-22
• Primary Completion: 2023-12
• Study Completion: 2024-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• greater than or equal to 14 years old with a friend, family member or acquaintance with Alzheimer's disease or memory loss, OR a person diagnosed with mild memory loss (including mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease or mild Alzheimer's disease), OR an AD caregiver, OR healthcare providers, OR a medical student, college student or high school student.

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Exclusion Criteria

• < 14 years old, OR diagnosis of moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Time-neutral control	Web-based education	Subjects will be given access to time-neutral general educational content on AD
Intervention	Web-based education	Subjects will be given access to educational content on AD using interactive learning strategies

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge of AD Preventative behaviors	12 months	Knowledge is calculated as a positive change on multiple-choice questions about AD between pre vs. post-completion of educational material
Willingness to Engage in AD Preventative behaviors	12 months	Willingness is calculated as a positive change on questionnaires evaluating AD-preventative behaviors between pre vs. post-completion of educational material

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participant Satisfaction	12 months	The investigators will assess general satisfaction with the educational modules via pre vs post-intervention participant surveys
Behavioral Assessments	12 months	The investigators will evaluate related behavioral assessments via pre vs post-intervention participant surveys

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States