None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Many individuals with a history of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) report ongoing difficulties with memory. The current study aims to trial 2-weeks of self-guided online memory strategy training for adults with a history of ECT and memory concerns (N=50). The control group will receive a hand-out with written memory strategies. Tests of memory and self-report questionnaires of mood and memory functioning will be given online before and after the 2-week intervention period. It is anticipated that individuals who access the online memory strategy training will show more improvement in memory and better satisfaction with memory, than the individuals in the control group.
Interventions
The intervention includes a two-week period of self-guided access to computerised memory strategy training exercises, accessed on the MEMOResearch online platform.
Participants in the intervention will be provided with access to an online platform (MEMOResearch) for a period of two weeks.
MEMOResearch can be accessed from a computer or tablet at the time, place, and frequency of the participants choosing within the two-week intervention period. Participants may access three online exercises f
The intervention includes a two-week period of self-guided access to computerised memory strategy training exercises, accessed on the MEMOResearch online platform. Participants in the intervention will be provided with access to an online platform (MEMOResearch) for a period of two weeks. MEMOResearch can be accessed from a computer or tablet at the time, place, and frequency of the participants choosing within the two-week intervention period. Participants may access three online exercises for training and practice in use of three memory strategies, including: 1. Making associations to remember a person's name. 2. Focusing attention and using self-talk to remember a route. 3. Note taking for remembering auditory information. The online exercises automatically adapt in difficulty to this individual's level of achievement on each exercise. A level-1 exercise may be completed in 1 minute, while a level-5 exercise may be completed in 5 minutes. The online platform includes functions to report on how often participants engage in exercises and what level they achieve.
Sponsors
Sydney Local Health District
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Current Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) mental health treatment consumers • Have had ECT within the previous two years (min. 2 weeks since the course of ECT was completed) • Acknowledge concern regarding memory • Between the ages of 18 and 70 (inclusive) • Have access to a computer, laptop, iPad, or Tablet • Willing to provide informed consent and to participate and comply with the study requirements
Exclusion criteria
• Participants with a diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder • Participants unable to independently engage in the intervention or assessment, for example, due to being unable to read instructions or engage in exercises in English • Participants who have received ECT within the previous two weeks, or who are likely to require further ECT during the study period, will be excluded from the study .
Outcome results
None listed