Memory boot camp for Parkinson's: new study tests brain training
NCT ID NCT04474379
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two types of memory training in 120 people with Parkinson's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Participants complete 8 weekly sessions of either process or strategy training. The goal is to see if these exercises improve remembering to do tasks in daily life, like taking medication or keeping appointments. Healthy volunteers are also included for comparison.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females over age 50 who meet criteria for typical idiopathic PD * Hoehn \& Yahr stage I-III, * Treated with levodopa/carbidopa * Have subjective memory complaints (as identified in phone screen), * Have an informant to complete relevant ratings, * Medications should be stable for 4 weeks prior with no changes planned during the treatment portion of the study (Pre to Post); changes over the follow-up period will be tracked and accounted for as appropriate. Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia according to MDS criteria or MoCA score \<21. * Other neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, seizures), brain surgery, severe systemic diseases, major psychiatric disorder or history of psychotic symptoms (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusions, hallucinations), or drug abuse. * Treatment with medications that interfere with cognition (e.g. anticholinergics). * Any other condition that would interfere with participation (e.g., non-English speaking, significant current depression). * Psychiatric conditions/ symptoms that are common in PD (e.g. anxiety, depression) are allowed if they are deemed insufficient to interfere with participation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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