Gray Matters Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Intervention

Utah State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Health education program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02290912

5606

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized controlled trial to develop and test the efficacy of a multi-domain lifestyle behavioral intervention designed to promote healthier lifestyle behaviors linked to lower Alzheimer's disease risk among persons aged 40 to 64 years.

Full description

This is a randomized controlled trial to develop and test the efficacy of a multi-domain lifestyle behavioral intervention designed to promote healthier lifestyle behaviors linked to lower Alzheimer's disease risk among persons aged 40 to 64 years. Participants are randomized to treatment or control condition. The intervention, spanning a six month period, is an evidence-based health education program.

Enrollment: 146 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 64 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age
• Residing or working in Cache County Utah
• Possessing smart phone or tablet

Exclusion criteria

• Dementia
• Pregnancy
• Untreated chronic major depression or other psychiatric condition
• Body mass index > 41
• Heart or stroke in prior 6 weeks
• Active cancer treatment
• Unwillingness to seek medical help when serious condition identified at intake

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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146 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Health education program; informational website, experiential classes in various help domains, custom smart phone application, and wearable technology

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education program

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention