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The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications

Background: Increasing social interactions through communication technologies could offer a cost-effective prevention approach that slows cognitive decline and delays the onset of Alzheimer's disease. This paper describes the protocol of an active project named “Internet-based conversational en...

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Autores principales: Yu, Kexin, Wild, Katherine, Potempa, Kathleen, Hampstead, Benjamin M., Lichtenberg, Peter A., Struble, Laura M., Pruitt, Patrick, Alfaro, Elena L., Lindsley, Jacob, MacDonald, Mattie, Kaye, Jeffrey A., Silbert, Lisa C., Dodge, Hiroko H.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8521795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34713183
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.714813
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author Yu, Kexin
Wild, Katherine
Potempa, Kathleen
Hampstead, Benjamin M.
Lichtenberg, Peter A.
Struble, Laura M.
Pruitt, Patrick
Alfaro, Elena L.
Lindsley, Jacob
MacDonald, Mattie
Kaye, Jeffrey A.
Silbert, Lisa C.
Dodge, Hiroko H.
author_facet Yu, Kexin
Wild, Katherine
Potempa, Kathleen
Hampstead, Benjamin M.
Lichtenberg, Peter A.
Struble, Laura M.
Pruitt, Patrick
Alfaro, Elena L.
Lindsley, Jacob
MacDonald, Mattie
Kaye, Jeffrey A.
Silbert, Lisa C.
Dodge, Hiroko H.
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description Background: Increasing social interactions through communication technologies could offer a cost-effective prevention approach that slows cognitive decline and delays the onset of Alzheimer's disease. This paper describes the protocol of an active project named “Internet-based conversational engagement clinical trial (I-CONECT)” (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02871921). The COVID-19 pandemic related protocol modifications are also addressed in the current paper. Methods: I-CONECT is a multi-site, assessor-blind, randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial (RCT). We aim to randomize 320 socially isolated adults 75+ years old [160 Caucasian and 160 African American participants, 50:50 split between those with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)] recruited from the community to either the video chat intervention group or the control group (1:1 allocation). Those in the video chat group receive a computer and Internet service for the duration of the study, which they use to video chat with study staff for 30 min/day 4×/week for 6 months (high dose), and then 2×/week for an additional 6 months (maintenance dose). Both video chat and control groups have a brief (about 10 min) telephone check-in with study staff once per week. The primary outcome is the change in global cognitive function measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) from baseline to 6 months. Secondary outcomes include changes in cognition in memory and executive function domains, emotional well-being measured by NIH Toolbox emotional battery, and daily functional abilities assessed with the Revised Observed Tasks of Daily Living (OTDL-R). Eligible participants have MRIs at baseline and 6 months. Participants contribute saliva for genetic testing (optional consent), and all video chats, weekly check-in calls and neuropsychological assessment sessions are recorded for speech and language analysis. The pandemic halted research activities and resulted in protocol modifications, including replacing in-person assessment with remote assessment, remote deployment of study equipment, and revised targeted sample size. Discussion: This trial provides user-friendly hardware for the conversational-based intervention that can be easily provided at participants' homes. The trial aspires to use age and culture-specific conversational materials and a related platform developed in this trial for enhancing cognitive reserve and improving cognitive function.
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spelling pubmed-85217952021-10-27 The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications Yu, Kexin Wild, Katherine Potempa, Kathleen Hampstead, Benjamin M. Lichtenberg, Peter A. Struble, Laura M. Pruitt, Patrick Alfaro, Elena L. Lindsley, Jacob MacDonald, Mattie Kaye, Jeffrey A. Silbert, Lisa C. Dodge, Hiroko H. Front Digit Health Digital Health Background: Increasing social interactions through communication technologies could offer a cost-effective prevention approach that slows cognitive decline and delays the onset of Alzheimer's disease. This paper describes the protocol of an active project named “Internet-based conversational engagement clinical trial (I-CONECT)” (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02871921). The COVID-19 pandemic related protocol modifications are also addressed in the current paper. Methods: I-CONECT is a multi-site, assessor-blind, randomized controlled behavioral intervention trial (RCT). We aim to randomize 320 socially isolated adults 75+ years old [160 Caucasian and 160 African American participants, 50:50 split between those with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)] recruited from the community to either the video chat intervention group or the control group (1:1 allocation). Those in the video chat group receive a computer and Internet service for the duration of the study, which they use to video chat with study staff for 30 min/day 4×/week for 6 months (high dose), and then 2×/week for an additional 6 months (maintenance dose). Both video chat and control groups have a brief (about 10 min) telephone check-in with study staff once per week. The primary outcome is the change in global cognitive function measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) from baseline to 6 months. Secondary outcomes include changes in cognition in memory and executive function domains, emotional well-being measured by NIH Toolbox emotional battery, and daily functional abilities assessed with the Revised Observed Tasks of Daily Living (OTDL-R). Eligible participants have MRIs at baseline and 6 months. Participants contribute saliva for genetic testing (optional consent), and all video chats, weekly check-in calls and neuropsychological assessment sessions are recorded for speech and language analysis. The pandemic halted research activities and resulted in protocol modifications, including replacing in-person assessment with remote assessment, remote deployment of study equipment, and revised targeted sample size. Discussion: This trial provides user-friendly hardware for the conversational-based intervention that can be easily provided at participants' homes. The trial aspires to use age and culture-specific conversational materials and a related platform developed in this trial for enhancing cognitive reserve and improving cognitive function. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8521795/ /pubmed/34713183 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.714813 Text en Copyright © 2021 Yu, Wild, Potempa, Hampstead, Lichtenberg, Struble, Pruitt, Alfaro, Lindsley, MacDonald, Kaye, Silbert and Dodge. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Digital Health
Yu, Kexin
Wild, Katherine
Potempa, Kathleen
Hampstead, Benjamin M.
Lichtenberg, Peter A.
Struble, Laura M.
Pruitt, Patrick
Alfaro, Elena L.
Lindsley, Jacob
MacDonald, Mattie
Kaye, Jeffrey A.
Silbert, Lisa C.
Dodge, Hiroko H.
The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title_full The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title_fullStr The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title_full_unstemmed The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title_short The Internet-Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I-CONECT) in Socially Isolated Adults 75+ Years Old: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol and COVID-19 Related Study Modifications
title_sort internet-based conversational engagement clinical trial (i-conect) in socially isolated adults 75+ years old: randomized controlled trial protocol and covid-19 related study modifications
topic Digital Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8521795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34713183
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.714813
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