Online Memory Training Study Registration

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WELCOME to the Online Memory Training Study

This online study is funded by the National Institute of Health to better understand how memory training may lead to cognitive benefits. It is brought to you by the UC Riverside Brain Game Center and the UC Irvine Working Memory & Plasticity Lab, which are both non-profit research centers focused on harnessing modern technologies to understand and improve brain fitness.

If you participate in this study, you will receive free brain training software and will be entered into give-aways to win a brand new iPad or a gift card!

For more details about the study, click next

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Thank you for your interest in our Online Memory Training Study. Please read through the following description of the study requirements and benefits.

Study Details

The study involves playing a working memory training program, completing a few cognitive tests and filling out some questionnaires. In total you will be asked to complete a Participant Questionnaire and then 22 assessment and training sessions (20-30 min each).

All sessions can be completed at home on your own tablet or smartphone, and we ask you to do so in a quiet environment. We ask that you complete 2 sessions a day and to complete at least 10 sessions a week.

The main study can be completed in 11 business days! Then you will be reminded to complete a short follow-up session 3 months later.

Give-Away

Upon completion of the study, you will be entered into a monthly Grand Prize drawing for a chance to win a brand new iPad (10.2 Retina display with 32 GB of storage) or a gift card valued $20-100. You will also earn entries into a weekly give-away for a chance to win $5 or $10 gift cards. Entries are given for each completed session and these will be confirmed in weekly e-mails. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries.

The giveaway is only open to legal residents of the United States.

Personal Information Step 3 / 6

First Name

Last Name

Country

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

Email Address

Data Privacy Policy

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Please read each option below and check each box that applies to you.

I am 18 years of age or older

I am proficient in the English language

My device is a smart phone or tablet that was released in the last 5 years and is running iOS or Android with 1.5 GB of available space

None of the Above

Please select at least one checkbox.

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UC Riverside
RESEARCH INFORMED CONSENT

Researchers:

Dr. Aaron Seitz
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
951-827-6422 || aseitz@ucr.edu

Dr. Susanne Jaeggi
School of Education
University of California, Irvine
949-824-5896 || smjaeggi@uci.edu

Introduction:

This is a research study about understanding and/or training human cognition conducted by Professors Aaron Seitz and Susanne Jaeggi. Below you will find information regarding what you will do in this research study, how much time you will be required to commit if you decide to participate, what equipment you will need and/or be provided, what benefits you will be provided, how our research team will protect your identity and data, and who you can contact if you have any questions, concerns, or complaints. Please note, this research study is strictly voluntary and you have the right to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty.

What happens if I say yes, I want to be in this research?

You will be presented with stimuli (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, etc) and make responses regarding their patterns. These will challenge your perceptual, memory, attentional, and/or decision making abilities.
Your performance on these challenges is recorded in a datafile that is associated with a unique subject ID so that your identity will be protected. Any information that can identify you will be stored separately from the data collected in these tasks.
You will complete a variety of questionnaires about your demographics, categories of thoughts, feelings, experiences, and characteristics. In cases where you are asked questions surrounding sensitive topics such as mental health, negative health conditions, and/or substance use, you will be prefaced with instructions stating that it is acceptable to skip questions that are a matter of personal concern/sensitivity.
You will be asked to participate in 22 experimental sessions that will last up to 30 minutes.
You will be asked to download experimental software for these sessions onto your own computer, tablet, or smartphone.
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that may provide potential cognitive benefits. However, we do not know whether this intervention is effective. Further, you may be randomly assigned among conditions for which there are different degrees of evidence regarding whether or not they are effective.

What benefits will I receive from participating?

You may receive potential cognitive gains as a result of training and/or gain a better understanding of your cognition.

Will I be paid for my participation?

Upon completion of the study, you will be entered into a monthly Grand Prize drawing for a chance to win a brand new iPad (10.2 Retina display with 32 GB of storage) or a gift card valued $20-100. You will also earn entries into a weekly give-away for a chance to win $5 or $10 gift cards. Entries are given for each completed session and these will be confirmed in weekly e-mails. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries. To receive an entry into the give-away, without participating you can accept the consent, download the App and register with your subject ID (as per instructions provided in an email that you will receive). Additional entries are provided upon successful completion of each session and bonus entries may be awarded for completion of the study. Completion of all sessions is required to be eligible for the grand prizes.

How will my identity and data be protected?

We note that data will be used in research publications and may be shared with other researchers, and/or shared in public data sharing repositories. Your responses will be kept confidential, and no one will be able to link your answers back to you. If you include your name or other information that could be used to identify you in your responses then we will take measures to remove that from the data files to protect your confidentiality. We will keep any records that can be used to identify you confidential and this will not be shared with anyone outside the research team. If you decide to discontinue participation altogether, your data will be deleted upon request if we have the capacity to identify which data is yours.

What resources are available to me?

Below are some resources that can be used in the event that you feel you need to seek professional assistance as a result of your participation:

UCR Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
Location: Veitch Student Center, North Wing on the UCR Campus Phone: (951) 827-5531
Website: http://counseling.ucr.edu/.
You may also call a 24-hour counselor phone line at 951-UCR-TALK or 951-827-8255.
UCR has walk-in hours daily from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
In case of a psychological emergency, particularly one that is life threatening, you should go to your local emergency room and ask for the psychologist or psychiatrist on call. You can also call 911 or the suicide prevention hotline at (877) 7-CRISIS

Mental Health Urgent Care by RI International – Riverside
Phone: (951) 509-2499
Website: https://riinternational.com/listing/mental-health-urgent-care-mhuc-riverside/
The Mental Health Urgent Cares provide individualized support for adults experiencing mental health challenges. Staffed by a competent, caring team, a safe, supportive, recovery-oriented environment is provided, with an emphasis placed on safety, the reduction of symptoms, and the creation of a plan for continuing support and services. RI International – Riverside County has two 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care Centers open. The Centers provide individualized support for adults experiencing mental health challenges in a supportive recovery-oriented environment.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Help Line
Phone: 1-800-950-6264
Website: https://www.nami.org/help
The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. HelpLine staff and volunteers are experienced, well-trained and able to provide guidance.

Whom can I talk to?

If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or think the research has hurt you, talk to the research team at braingamecenter@ucr.edu or contact the PIs at aseitz@ucr.edu or smjaeggi@ucr.edu. If you have questions about your rights or complaints as a research subject, please contact the IRB Chairperson at (951) 827-4802 during business hours, or to contact them by email at irb@ucr.edu.

CONSENT

BY SIGNING THIS FORM, I WILLINGLY AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESEARCH IT DESCRIBES:

I Agree to the terms described in this form

We occasionally run follow-up studies to examine long-term benefits from our learning studies or to run additional tests regarding certain aspects of training benefits. Having the ability to contact you can be invaluable to this research. For each follow-up you will be asked to give a new consent. At any point you have the right to opt-out of the study.

Please check this box if you agree to being contacted in the future for follow up studies.

No, I do not consent to be contacted for follow-up experiments.

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Why am I being asked to report this information?

This study is funded by the National Institute of Health, which requires individual-level study participant data on: 1) Sex/Gender, 2) Race, 3) Ethnicity, and 4) Age at Enrollment in annual progress reports. In addition, group-level averages of this data may be reported in scientific publications. You will not be identified in any report or publication from this study.

What is your gender?

Male

Female

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Please specify your ethnicity origin/Race (check all that apply):

American Indian / Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Asian

Black or African American

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