Recruiting

Memory Enhancement

Sponsor:

Kessler Foundation

Code:

NCT06269939

Conditions

Aging

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

STEM

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effectiveness of a memory enhancement technique in an aging population.

Conditions

Aging

Study ID

NCT06269939

Start date

Dec 15, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Mar 30, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion Criteria:

  • read and speak English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior stroke or neurological injury/disease (i.e. traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, or Stroke).
  • history of significant psychiatric illness (for example, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis).
  • significant alcohol or drug abuse history (inpatient treatment).
  • Benzodiazepines and steroid use
  • Diagnosis of dementia

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Experimental group

The experimental group will receive memory techniques training administered twice a week for four weeks (8 training sessions).

placebo comparator: Control group

The control group will receive memory exercises administered twice a week for four weeks (8 sessions).

Interventions

STEM

Memory technique training

Primary outcome measure

  • Verbal Leaning task [ Time Frame: Three points in time: pre-treatment, immediately following treatment, and 6- months after treatment is completed] ]
  • Participation in Everyday life [ Time Frame: Three points in time: pre-treatment, immediately following treatment, and 6- months after treatment is completed] ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Nancy Moore

19733248450nbmoore@kesslerfoundation.org

Locations

Kessler Foundation

Recruiting

East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936

Contacts

Nancy Moore

973-324-8450nbmoore@kesslerfoundation.org

More Information

Sponsor

Kessler Foundation

Last update posted

Jul 22, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • memory

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Kessler Foundation on 2026-07-22.