NCT03149380

Effectiveness of Alzheimer's Universe (Www.AlzU.Org) on Knowledge and Behavior

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Web-based Education Via Alzheimer's Universe (Www.AlzU.Org) on Knowledge and Behavior: A Randomized Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Alzheimer Disease
• Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
• Memory Loss
• Patient Education as Topic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Web-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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2017-05-11
• Last updated: 2023-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States