83
Participants
Start Date
February 29, 2012
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2013
Active social engagement group
Engage in 30 minutes conversation daily using internet/webcam, 5 days per week for 6 weeks, tracking of daily conversational amount outside of the trial by using a digital recording device, lasting effects will be assessed at the 3rd and 6th month after completion of the intervention
Control group
No active intervention, weekly phone calls by interviewer to complete health/social engagement monitoring survey, tracking of daily conversational amount by using a digital recording device. Participants will be reassessed at the 3rd and 6th month after completion of the intervention.
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Oregon Health and Science University
OTHER