Dr. Jerri Edwards, PhD
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Studies Mild Cognitive Impairment
Studies Age-related Cognitive Decline
2 reported clinical trials
2 drugs studied
Affiliated Hospitals
Clinical Trials Jerri Edwards, PhD is currently running
Cognitive Training
for Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia is the most expensive medical condition in the US and increases in prevalence with age. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Mild cognitive impairment is a transitional stage between normal cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, and is indicative of higher risk for dementia. In addition to the obvious health and quality-of-life ramifications of dementia, there are high direct (e.g., subsidizing residential care needs) and indirect (e.g., lost productivity of family caregivers) economic costs. Implementing interventions to prevent MCI and dementia among older adults is of critical importance to health and maintained quality-of-life for millions of Americans. Recent data analyses from the Advanced Cognitive Training in Vital Elderly study (ACTIVE) indicate that a specific cognitive intervention, speed of processing training (SPT), significantly delays the incidence of cognitive impairment across 10 years. The primary contribution of the proposed research will be the determination of whether this cognitive training technique successfully delays the onset of clinically defined MCI or dementia across three years.
Recruiting2 awards Phase 310 criteria
Cognitive Training
for Mild Cognitive Impairment
Older adults at risk for dementia show a variety of cognitive deficits, which can be ameliorated by different cognitive training (CT) exercises. The best combination of CT exercises is unknown. The aim is to discover the most efficacious combination of CT exercises as compared to cognitive stimulation (which will serve as a stringent, active control) to modify the functional trajectories of older adults' with MCI, who are at high risk for dementia. The primary objective of the U01 phase was to design and pilot-test an adaptive, randomized clinical trial (RCT) of cognitive training (CT) combinations aimed to enhance performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In the R01 phase, the objective is to identify the best combination of CT exercises to delay dementia onset among persons with MCI. The longitudinal endpoint goal is reducing incident dementia. The primary aim of the study is to determine which CT combination has the best probability to delay dementia by producing the largest IADL improvements. The study further aims to explore neuroimaging and novel blood-based biomarkers.
Recruiting1 award N/A10 criteria
More about Jerri Edwards, PhD
Clinical Trial Related5 years of experience running clinical trials · Led 2 trials as a Principal Investigator · 2 Active Clinical TrialsTreatments Jerri Edwards, PhD has experience with
- Cognitive Training
- Computerized Cognitive Stimulation
Breakdown of trials Jerri Edwards, PhD has run
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer's Disease
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Jerri Edwards, PhD focuses on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Age-related Cognitive Decline. In particular, much of their work with Mild Cognitive Impairment has involved treating patients, or patients who are undergoing treatment.
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Yes, Jerri Edwards, PhD has studied treatments such as Cognitive Training, Computerized Cognitive Stimulation.
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