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Registration number
ACTRN12623001355662p
Ethics application status
Submitted, not yet approved
Date submitted
14/10/2023
Date registered
21/12/2023
Date last updated
21/12/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
21/12/2023
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Effectiveness of an Online Group Memory Intervention for Neurocognitive Disorders: Pilot Study
Scientific title
Memory Intervention for Neurocognitive Disorders: Investigating the Effectiveness, Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Telehealth Treatment Program using Single-case Experimental Design
Secondary ID [1] 310700 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Neurocognitive Disorder 331762 0
Condition category
Condition code
Neurological 328509 328509 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Participants will be delivered a manualised group rehabilitation program adapted from Radford et al.’s (2010) ‘Making the Most of your Memory: an Everyday Memory Skills Program’ for telehealth delivery (as detailed by Withiel et al., 2019). The program entails six weekly two-hour sessions, which includes psychoeducation on the impact of neurological conditions on memory, training in compensatory memory strategy, and education of the impact of lifestyle factors (e.g., diet, exercise, sleep). Participants will also engage in interactive activities within the session and homework tasks between sessions in order to practice and apply learned skills in their daily contexts. This program will be delivered by an experienced neuropsychologist. A booster session (1-2hrs) will be offered to the group before the six-week follow-up assessment, administered by the same clinician who delivered the main intervention program. The booster group session will entail a summary of the main program along with discussion on the application of strategies within participant’s contexts.



The intervention will be delivered over videoconferencing to group/s consisting of around 6 participants.
Intervention code [1] 327197 0
Behaviour
Intervention code [2] 327198 0
Lifestyle
Intervention code [3] 327199 0
Rehabilitation
Comparator / control treatment
No Comparator / control treatment (pilot study using single-case experimental design)

A 'baseline' period (of 3-5 weeks) will be used as the comparator/control treatment condition for this study. During the baseline period, participants will be completing a weekly online survey.
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 336332 0
Participant-centred rehabilitation goals using Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)
Timepoint [1] 336332 0
Weekly over 17 weeks i.e., Baseline (3-5 weeks before intervention), Intervention (6 weeks), Post-intervention (6 weeks)
Secondary outcome [1] 427860 0
Everyday Memory Questionnaire-Revised (EMQ-R; Royle & Lincoln, 2008)
Timepoint [1] 427860 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [2] 427861 0
Part A of the Comprehensive Assessment of Prospective Memory (CAPM; Shum & Fleming, 2012).
Timepoint [2] 427861 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [3] 427862 0
Episodic memory/new learning
Timepoint [3] 427862 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [4] 427863 0
Royal Prince Alfred Prospective Memory Test (RPA- ProMem; Radford et al., 2011)
Timepoint [4] 427863 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [5] 427864 0
TBI Self-efficacy Scale (Huckans et al., 2010).
Timepoint [5] 427864 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [6] 427865 0
Satisfaction with Participation in Social Roles
Timepoint [6] 427865 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [7] 427868 0
Strategy Use Checklist. This checklist will be used to record participant use of external strategies (e.g., lists, smartphone applications). The frequency of use of each strategy was estimated, from “Daily” to “Not at all”.
Timepoint [7] 427868 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up
Secondary outcome [8] 427869 0
Feasibility of the intervention
Timepoint [8] 427869 0
Weekly throughout the intervention program (6 weeks)
Secondary outcome [9] 427870 0
Acceptability of the intervention
Timepoint [9] 427870 0
Within a week or two post-completion of intervention program for the participant.
Secondary outcome [10] 427871 0
Treatment fidelity.
Timepoint [10] 427871 0
Weekly post each session of the intervention (6 weeks)
Secondary outcome [11] 429561 0
Strategy Use Checklist. This checklist will be used to record participant use of internal strategies (e.g., mental rehearsal, face-name association). The frequency of use of each strategy was estimated, from “Daily” to “Not at all”.
Timepoint [11] 429561 0
Pre-intervention and post-intervention (i.e., within one to two week starting the intervention and after completing the intervention) and 6-week follow-up

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
The study will recruit participants who:
• Are 18 years old and over;
• Have been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder or suspected neurocognitive disorder;
• Report memory difficulties confirmed by self, close-others, or referring clinicians;
• Have a Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status Scale score of 0 to 1 or Karnofsky Performance Scale Index of >70;
• Have access to a device (not mobile phone) that has a microphone, a webcam and can access online videoconferencing,
• Are able to understand and speak English at a proficient level to participate in the intervention
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria entails the diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disorder or severe language/cognitive deficits that would prohibit adequate engagement with the intervention or assessment measures.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Educational / counselling / training
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
31/01/2024
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
6
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
Recruitment hospital [1] 25734 0
Westmead Hospital - Westmead
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 41557 0
2145 - Westmead

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 314916 0
Hospital
Name [1] 314916 0
Westmead Hospital
Country [1] 314916 0
Australia
Funding source category [2] 315347 0
University
Name [2] 315347 0
Western Sydney University
Country [2] 315347 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
Chiara Pawela
Address
Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury Road and, Darcy Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 316923 0
Individual
Name [1] 316923 0
Dr Travis Wearne
Address [1] 316923 0
Western Sydney University, Kingswood, NSW 2747
Country [1] 316923 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Submitted, not yet approved
Ethics committee name [1] 313909 0
Western Sydney Local Health District HREC
Ethics committee address [1] 313909 0
Executive Unit, Level 1, Education Block, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145
Ethics committee country [1] 313909 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 313909 0
27/10/2023
Approval date [1] 313909 0
Ethics approval number [1] 313909 0

Summary
Brief summary
This a pilot study aiming to determine how appropriate and helpful is a telehealth program aimed to improving memory functioning in people who have a condition affecting their cognitive abilities (e.g., memory, attention, etc.). In other words, will this telehealth memory intervention lead to improvements in memory problems and other psychological factors (e.g., satisfaction with participation in social roles). The structured group rehabilitation program consists of six weekly two-hour sessions, covering psychoeducation about the impact of neurological conditions on memory, training in compensatory memory strategies, and education on the influence of lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and sleep. The sessions involve interactive activities and homework tasks to practice and apply the learned skills in daily life.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 129754 0
Ms Chiara Pawela
Address 129754 0
Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury Road and, Darcy Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Country 129754 0
Australia
Phone 129754 0
+61 2 8890 6686
Fax 129754 0
Email 129754 0
chiara.pawela@health.nsw.gov.au
Contact person for public queries
Name 129755 0
Ms Chiara Pawela
Address 129755 0
Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury Road and, Darcy Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Country 129755 0
Australia
Phone 129755 0
+61 2 8890 6686
Fax 129755 0
Email 129755 0
chiara.pawela@health.nsw.gov.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 129756 0
Ms Chiara Pawela
Address 129756 0
Westmead Hospital, Cnr Hawkesbury Road and, Darcy Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Country 129756 0
Australia
Phone 129756 0
+61 2 8890 6686
Fax 129756 0
Email 129756 0
chiara.pawela@health.nsw.gov.au

Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
What data in particular will be shared?
after de-identification, individual participant data underlying published results only
When will data be available (start and end dates)?
After the publication of the study results (no end date)
Available to whom?
Case-by-case basis at the discretion of Principal Investigator.
Available for what types of analyses?
only to achieve the aims in the approved proposal
How or where can data be obtained?
Deidentified data may be made publicly available in an online repository, as this is becoming a more common practice for journal publication. Contact the Principal Investigator Chiara Pawela, chiara.pawela@health.nsw.gov.au.


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



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