Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE): Feasibility Study

Sponsor

University of California, Riverside (Other)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT03438136

Collaborator

American Psychological Foundation (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

24.2

Anticipated Duration (Months)

0.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the feasibility of enrolling and retaining older adults in a 15-week intervention that will implement six factors from early childhood experiences: individualized scaffolding (having a responsive teacher), forgiving environment (allowing the learner to make and learn from mistakes), growth mindset (believing that abilities can develop with effort), open-minded learning (exploring new experiences), serious commitment to learning (adopting a "learning" lifestyle), and learning multiple skills simultaneously. These six factors will be implemented via concurrent classes at the UCR Extension center (OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cognitive Decline	Behavioral: Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE)	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

22 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Half of the participants will participate in the intervention, and the other half will be assigned to a no contact control group.Half of the participants will participate in the intervention, and the other half will be assigned to a no contact control group.

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Basic Science

Official Title:

Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE): Feasibility Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Dec 5, 2017

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 13, 2018

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 13, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention arm This arm will be enrolled in the intervention.	Behavioral: Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE) This intervention implements six factors from early childhood experiences: individualized scaffolding (having a responsive teacher), forgiving environment (allowing the learner to make and learn from mistakes), growth mindset (believing that abilities can develop with effort), open-minded learning (exploring new experiences), serious commitment to learning (adopting a "learning" lifestyle), and learning multiple skills simultaneously.
No Intervention: No intervention arm This arm will be enrolled in a no contact control group.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention arm

This arm will be enrolled in the intervention.

Behavioral: Adult Broad Learning Experiment (ABLE)

This intervention implements six factors from early childhood experiences: individualized scaffolding (having a responsive teacher), forgiving environment (allowing the learner to make and learn from mistakes), growth mindset (believing that abilities can develop with effort), open-minded learning (exploring new experiences), serious commitment to learning (adopting a "learning" lifestyle), and learning multiple skills simultaneously.

No Intervention: No intervention arm

This arm will be enrolled in a no contact control group.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Screening-to-enrollment ratio [Beginning of the intervention (Week 1)]
Number of participants we screen relative to the number of participants who enroll
Intervention adherence [Throughout the intervention (15 weeks)]
Amount of homework hours logged and class attendance
Enjoyment of intervention activities [Week 15]
Assessed via a brief questionnaire of 4 questions created by our research team. Range: 4-24, summed across 4 questions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Executive Function [Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)]
Measured by NIH EXAMINER battery
Broad Learning Adult Questionnaire [Pre-test to post-test (15 weeks: Week 1; Week 15)]
New questionnaire developed by PI

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

55 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

55 years of age or older
Fluent in English
Have not been diagnosed with a cognitive condition (e.g., Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's, and Dementia)
Currently not experiencing a mental health disorder (e.g., anxiety, depression, Schizophrenia)
Have normal eye vision or corrected-to-normal eye vision
Not proficient in any of the three skills that will be taught during the intervention. Proficiency of skills will be determined by participants' self-report of their experience with each skill. Only potential participants who self-report having less than one or more years of experience with any of the three skills in the past 10 years or as having less than 5 years of experience more than 50 years ago will be considered as being "unfamiliar" with that skill (or skills) and will be qualified to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria: n/a

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of California, Riverside	Riverside	California	United States	92521

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of California, Riverside
American Psychological Foundation

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Rachel Wu, Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03438136

Other Study ID Numbers:

1320181

First Posted:

Feb 19, 2018

Last Update Posted:

Feb 19, 2018

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2018

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cognitive Dysfunction

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 19, 2018