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A Comparison of Two Approaches to Developing Brain Health Programs

NCT04822129 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2023-07-11

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Summary

This is a research study, designed to test and create new ideas that other people can use. The purpose of this research study is to evaluate two ways of helping people learn to keep their brain healthy. Research has shown that things like exercise, diet, and computer-based cognitive training (doing things that make you think and remember on a computer or tablet) may help older persons maintain their mental functioning as they get older. We want to look at two ways for people to a develop brain healthy lifestyle that they can use and even enjoy. If we find that one of the ways of developing a brain healthy lifestyle is better than the other, other older persons may be able to use it, too. When we say "brain healthy lifestyle," we mean doing things that help to keep you healthy, like exercising and following a good diet. We also mean doing things that may help you think better and maintain your thinking and reasoning as you get older.

Conditions

  • Older Persons Interested in Improving Their Brain Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

Treatment as usual will provide participants with basic information that is readily available as well as the encouragement to develop a brain health program that may be available from medical professionals.

BEHAVIORAL

Cogtrastim Model

The study intervention for this group will include a review of the Cogtrastim model and explicit discussion of the possible mechanisms of action of various activities that have been shown to be associated with better health in general and, where supported by evidence, better mental functioning in older persons. Persons in this group will be encouraged to select brain health activities based on the model.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nova Southeastern University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raymond L Ownby, MD, PhD · Nova Southeastern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-26
Primary Completion
2022-03-31
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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