RECRUITING

An Assessment of Cognitive Improvement Training Among Mid-life Individuals

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Many health-relevant decisions involve intertemporal (now vs. later) tradeoffs. Extensive literature indicates that many negative health and financial consequences suffered in mid-life are linked to adversity and disadvantage during early developmental periods of life. Individuals who continue to engage in these types of unhealthy behaviors despite awareness of the health consequences are exhibiting an inability to delay gratification. Delay discounting (DD) is quantified in human studies by determining the rate at which an individual discounts a delayed reward, while executive function (EF) is defined as the set of cognitive processes that are responsible for helping individuals manage life tasks and achieve goals. This research will attempt to reduce DD via EF training in a population of mid-life individuals with risk factors established during early-life disadvantage.

Official Title

Remediation of Elevated Delay Discounting in Mid-life Individuals: A Stage-II Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2014-11-01
Study Completion:2024-07-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03501706

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:40 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Community members in neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland
  2. * Participants willing to participate in the 5-7 week program
  1. * Participants with a severe substance use disorder according to the DSM-5 with any substance other than tobacco
  2. * Participants with any significant medical or psychiatric condition which the training is not designed for (e.g., traumatic brain injury, dementia, significant learning disability, or schizophrenia)
  3. * Participants with severe depression

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Richard Yi, PhD
CONTACT
785-864-6476
ryi1@ku.edu
Anahi Collado, PhD
CONTACT
anco7407@colorado.edu

Principal Investigator

Richard Yi, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Kansas

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Kansas-Lawrence
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Kansas

  • Richard Yi, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kansas

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2014-11-01
Study Completion Date2024-07-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2014-11-01
Study Completion Date2024-07-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • intertemporal tradeoffs
  • delayed gratification
  • executive functioning
  • delay discounting
  • working memory

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Delay Discounting