Usability Study of Spaced Retrieval Exercise Using Mobile Devices for Alzheimer's Disease Rehabilitation

Completed

• Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease
• Interventions: Other: Text-based task; Other: Graphic-based Task

• Registration Number: NCT02005380
• Lead Sponsor: German-Jordanian University

Brief Summary

The focus of this work is to explore the use of modern mobile technology to enable people with Alzheimer's disease to improve their abilities to perform activities of daily living and hence to promote independence and participation in social activities. This work also aims at reducing the burden on caregivers by increasing the AD patients' sense of competence and ability to handle behavior problems.

Detailed Description

The investigators developed ADcope, an integrated application that includes several modules that target individuals with Alzheimer's disease , using mobile devices. The investigators developed two different user interfaces: a text-based and a graphic-based. To evaluate the usability of the application, participants with early stages of AD were asked to run the two user interfaces of the spaced retrieval memory exercise using a tablet mobile device.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-29
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Have early stages of Alzheimer's decease

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Text-based Task	Text-based task	This group is required to do the text-based task
Graphic-based Task	Graphic-based Task	This group is required to do the graphic-based task

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NASA Task Load Index Measure	1 hour	NASA-TLX is a multi-dimensional rating procedure that derives an overall workload score based on a weighted average of ratings on six subscales. These subscales include Mental Demands, Physical Demands, Temporal Demands, Own Performance, Effort, and Frustration.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Test Score	1 Hour	Test score measures the percentage of questions answered by the participants correctly from the first trial.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Darat Samir Shamma; 🇯🇴 Amman, Jordan