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Cognitive impairments are common in multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosed both at the onset and throughout the disease course. Poor cognitive abilities have been associated with poor outcomes such as higher levels of unemployment, poor quality of life, driving difficulties among others. Learning and memory are a common cognitive deficit. This computer-based cognitive training is a 10-session treatment proven to be effective in ameliorating learning and memory in individuals with MS across 3 realms of functioning: objective cognitive performance, daily life activities and neuroimaging. Despite this strong efficacy, as well as the recent clinical application of this computer-based cognitive training across the world, recent in-person studies have highlighted that transportation to the clinic to complete treatment sessions is a significant obstacle to clinical use of this effective treatment. To address this limitation, the proposed pilot study will test the efficacy of the computer-based cognitive training administered remotely via zoom health in persons with multiple sclerosis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training | Experimental | Computer based cognitive training delivered remotely via Zoom Health |
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| sham comparator | Sham Comparator | The sham comparator group will receive sham memory exercises administered on a laptop computer via Zoom Health twice a week for five weeks (10 placebo control sessions). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning and memory training | Behavioral | The experimental group will receive memory retraining exercises administered on a laptop computer via Zoom Health twice a week for five weeks (10 training sessions). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| California Learning Verbal Test III | Primary outcome will be assessed at baseline (1 week before training start) and immediate follow-up (within 1 week after training completion) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Ecological Memory Simulations | Secondary outcome will be assessed at baseline (1 week before training start) and immediate follow-up (within 1 week after training completion) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Silvana L Costa Research Scientist, PhD | Contact | 973 324 8458 | scosta@kesslerfoundation.org |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kessler Foundation | Recruiting | East Hanover | New Jersey | 07936 | United States |
This is pilot data for potential future funding
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009103 | Multiple Sclerosis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020278 | Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS |
| D020274 | Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D003711 | Demyelinating Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004522 | Educational Status |
| D000091942 | Cognitive Training |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012959 | Socioeconomic Factors |
| D011154 | Population Characteristics |
| D000066530 | Neurological Rehabilitation |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
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| Sham Comparator | Behavioral | The sham comparator group will receive sham memory exercises administered on a laptop computer via Zoom Health twice a week for five weeks (10 placebo control sessions). |
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| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D000359 | Aftercare |
| D003266 | Continuity of Patient Care |
| D005791 | Patient Care |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |