Application of the Modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT)© to Aging

Launched by KESSLER FOUNDATION · Dec 7, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

Studies conducted at Kessler Foundation (KF) have demonstrated the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT) to be effective for improving new learning in individuals with MS and TBI. Efficacy of the individualized mSMT has been clearly demonstrated across three realms of functioning, objective behavior, brain functioning and everyday life in multiple RCTs with both MS and TBI samples. This convincing data provides Class I evidence supporting the efficacy of the individual mSMT for improving new learning and memory in MS with documentation of long-lasting treatment effects on both standardized...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • older than 65
• • primary language is English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • diagnosis of any neurological condition (Alzheimer's disease, dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Brain Injury, Parkinson's disease, etc.).
• • diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder such as post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
• • abuse of illicit drug within the past 6 months.
• • For optional MRI
• • pacemaker or other implanted electrical device, brain stimulator, aneurysm clip (metal clips on the wall of a large artery), metallic prostheses (including metal pins and rods, heart valves, and internal hearing aids \[cochlear implants\]), permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pumps, or shrapnel fragments.
• • dental implants
• • left handed.