Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Memory Loss, Patient Education as Topic
Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the effectiveness of an online educational course on Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention, treatment and caregiving.
Detailed description
Alzheimer's Universe (www.AlzU.org) was created to provide online education about Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a focus on family members of people with AD, people with mild cognitive impairment due to AD and mild AD, caregivers, healthcare providers, medical students, college students and high school students. The website provides evidence-based courses with interactive lessons and activities that have been shown to increase knowledge about AD, willingness to participate in an AD prevention clinical trial, and intent to make specific lifestyle changes in effort to reduce AD risk.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWeb-based education
The investigators will utilize interactive lessons and activities to educate about Alzheimer's disease prevention, treatment and caregiving, with focus on evidence-based lifestyle and nutritional recommendations that have been associated with delaying cognitive decline.
Sponsors
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* greater than or equal to 14 years old with a friend, family member or acquaintance with Alzheimer's disease or memory loss, OR a person diagnosed with mild memory loss (including mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease or mild Alzheimer's disease), OR an AD caregiver, OR healthcare providers, OR a medical student, college student or high school student.
Exclusion criteria
* \< 14 years old, OR diagnosis of moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of AD Preventative behaviors | 12 months | Knowledge is calculated as a positive change on multiple-choice questions about AD between pre vs. post-completion of educational material |
| Willingness to Engage in AD Preventative behaviors | 12 months | Willingness is calculated as a positive change on questionnaires evaluating AD-preventative behaviors between pre vs. post-completion of educational material |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participant Satisfaction | 12 months | The investigators will assess general satisfaction with the educational modules via pre vs post-intervention participant surveys |
| Behavioral Assessments | 12 months | The investigators will evaluate related behavioral assessments via pre vs post-intervention participant surveys |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed