Healthy Body & Mind Program for Older Adults Living With Osteoarthritis and Cognitive Decline

The University of New South Wales

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteoarthritis; Cognitive Decline

Treatments: Other: Healthy Body & Mind Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06070818

HC230506

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this pilot randomised clinical trial is to compare a 12-week Healthy Body & Mind Program to usual care in older adults living with cognitive decline and osteoarthritis.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the Healthy Body & Mind Program improve health-related quality of life in older adults living with cognitive decline and osteoarthritis (pre/post and intervention/control)?
• Does the Healthy Body & Mind Program improve other health outcomes (cognition, pain, anxiety/depression, physical function) in older adults living with cognitive decline and osteoarthritis (pre/post and intervention/control)?

Participants will complete a co-designed and multidisciplinary 12-week program that includes physical activity and lifestyle education (nutrition, social activity and managing anxiety/depression). Researchers will compare outcomes between the intervention group and a wait-list control to see if there are difference in outcome measures (quality of life, cognition, pain, anxiety/depression, physical function).

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 55 or above.
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score 18-25 indicating mild cognitive decline or mild dementia.
• Diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
• Able to safely undertake study assessments and complete exercise without assistance.

Exclusion criteria

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score below 18.
• Display an abnormal cardiovascular response to exercise (as seen during the baseline exercise test) and your doctor does not provide medical clearance to exercise.
• Are unable to speak English and do not have a translator.
• Have orthopedic or neuromuscular limitations that prevent you from performing the exercise.
• Are deemed unsuitable for group exercise sessions following initial assessment by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist within the UNSW Lifestyle Clinic.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Healthy Body \& Mind Program: In summary, the program includes two visits to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Medicine \& Health Lifestyle Clinic at the beginning and end of the program for Initial and Final Assessments, and two weekly sessions for 12 weeks (24 sessions in total) to the UNSW Medicine \& Health Lifestyle Clinic to complete the Healthy Body \& Mind Program. Participants will also be invited to take part in a focus group either at the clinic or online (via Teams/ zoom) at the end of the program.

Treatment:

Other: Healthy Body & Mind Program

Wait-list control

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual care. Participants will not be recruited if they are taking part in another research intervention or receiving treatment other than usual care.