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Task Sequencing & Dementia Study

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Study Investigator:Dr. Arlene Astell
Site: Toronto Rehab Institute-University Health Network  | Address: 550 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2A2
Area of Focus: Alzheimer’s disease | Mild or moderate dementia | Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) | Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) | Healthy volunteer | Mild cognitive impairment | Parkinson’s disease | Vascular dementia
Minimum Participant Age: 60+ | 65+

Full study title: Understanding Task Sequencing in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Dementia to Inform the Use of Mixed Reality

 

What is the study about?

The goal of this study is to understand the difficulties people can have with completing everyday tasks and use this knowledge to inform the use of mixed reality (i.e., physical and virtual) technologies for people with MCI and dementia. This study involves participants completing three everyday tasks while being video recorded: (1) making a cup of coffee/tea, (2) folding laundry, (3) making a bed.

 

Eligibility – Who can participate?

Older adults with either:

  • Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
  • Mild to moderate dementia
  • Healthy volunteers without cognitive impairment

All participants must:

  • Be age 60-85
  • Be fluent in English
  • Complete a memory test
  • Have no physical or sensory impairments

 

Time requirement

Meet with a member of the study team for a single 1-hour session at the ‘Home Lab’ within the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute to complete memory testing, a demographic survey, and three household tasks.

 

Study Video

Advances in Dementia Research Webinar- Listen to Dr. Arlene Astelle (Principal Investigator) discuss the Task Sequencing & Dementia study in further detail:

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