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Trial reportNeuropsychological rehabilitation2026

A counterbalanced crossover pilot study of a personalized smartphone reminder application for older adults with cognitive impairment.

Katherine Hackett, Moira McKniff, Sarah Lehman, Emma Pinsky, Chiu C Tan, Marina Kaplan, Giuliana Vallecorsa, Mijail D Serruya, Tania Giovannetti

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Trial report in Neuropsychological rehabilitation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04313582 (Feasibility of the SmartPrompt for Improving Everyday Function in Dementia), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04313582 nacompletednot on this map

Feasibility of the SmartPrompt for Improving Everyday Function in Dementia

TypeinterventionalSponsorTemple UniversityRan2020 to 2023Enrolled20ConditionsDementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, MixedArmsSmartPrompt smartphone application
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9 authors.

Katherine HackettDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3595-1418
Moira McKniffDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5780-4769
Sarah LehmanDepartment of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9466-0688
Emma PinskyDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3058-2139
Chiu C TanDepartment of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5758-6394
Marina KaplanDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0891-6584
Giuliana VallecorsaDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-6762-8513
Mijail D SerruyaRaphael Center for Neurorestoration, Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9534-2892
Tania GiovannettiDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5661-152X

Funding

Research Training for the Care of Vulnerable Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and Other Chronic ConditionsT32AG066598 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Alex D Federman · 2020 to 2026
$2.3M
Assessing Everyday Function in Older Adults with the Virtual KitchenR01AG062503 · NIA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI GIOVANNETTI, TANIA · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Feasibility of the SmartPrompt for Improving Everyday Function in DementiaR21AG060422 · NIA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI GIOVANNETTI, TANIA · 2019 to 2020
$426k
Validation of Smartphone-Derived Digital Phenotypes for Cognitive Assessment in Older AdultsF31AG069444 · NIA · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI HACKETT, KATHERINE · 2020 to 2022
$66k
NIA NIH HHS F31 AG069444NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062503NIA NIH HHS R21 AG060422NIA NIH HHS T32 AG066598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SmartPrompt2 iPhone app was designed according to a neuropsychological framework, empirical data, and participant feedback to support efficient completion of everyday tasks at home by sending personalized prompts to participants' smartphones. Feasibility, efficacy in the home environment, and usability were examined in ten participants with MCI or mild dementia and their care-partners (NCT04313582). Participants and care-partners identified two individually relevant tasks for the participant to complete for two weeks with the SmartPrompt2 app (SP condition) two weeks without it (Control condition; order counterbalanced). SmartPrompt2 alerted them to complete daily tasks at times specified by the participant/care-partner using personalized images, audio, rewards, and motivational and logging features targeting common errors. Care-partners reported significantly higher task completion and lower burden during the SP condition versus Control. There was no significant difference in participants' average frustration between conditions. Usability ratings were high at the end of the study, and all participants requested to keep the app. Larger and longer effectiveness studies are needed, but preliminary data support the feasibility, efficacy and usability of the SmartPrompt2 for improving everyday function in older adults with cognitive impairments.Trial Registration: NCT04313582.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaMobile ApplicationsReminder SystemsSmartphoneActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Over StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsAlzheimer’s diseaseassistive technologyDementiaEveryday actionmemory failuremild cognitive impairmentprompting

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PMID40244883
PMCPMC12353096

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