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Choose Myself (Before) Losing Myself

Choose Myself (Before) Losing Myself: Providing Educational Information to Empower Alzheimer's Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers Utilizing Gamification Techniques Such as Choose Your Own Adventure.

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether an interactive booklet about how dementia changes over time helps patients plan for future medical care. It is for adults with mild thinking or memory problems, or suspected mild Alzheimer's dementia. The booklet also aims to help patients talk with family or future caregivers about their diagnosis and care choices.

The purpose of this study is to see if an educational interactive booklet about how dementia progresses throughout a person's life can be a helpful tool for patients to think about future decisions that might need to be made regarding their medical care and helping patients discuss their diagnosis and possible future medical decisions with their family or future caregivers.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Have mild cognitive impairment (mild thinking or memory problems), or suspected mild Alzheimer's dementia. Patients may be newly diagnosed within 30 days of the study consent talk or have an earlier diagnosis.
  • Have a score in one of these ranges on tests of thinking or daily function: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) 14 or higher, Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) 21 or higher, or Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST) 1–4.
  • Able to read and answer questions in English.

Who can't join

  • Unable to make decisions for yourself.
  • Have other health conditions that the study doctor thinks would make joining too much of a burden, or joining would not be in your best interests.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants are at least 18 years of age * Patients including those: newly diagnosed (within 30 days of informed consent discussion) and established patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or clinical suspicion of mild Alzheimer's dementia diagnosis based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment score (MoCA): 14+, Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score: 21+ or Functional Assessment Staging Toll (FAST) score: 1-4 * Able to read and respond to questions in English (workbook is not available in any other language and survey instruments are validated in English language). Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who lack decisional capacity * Individuals who possess comorbid conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place unnecessary additional burden upon a patient for study participation or patients for whom participation the study would not be in their best interests.

Study sites (1)

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