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Brain Connections, Self-Care, and Blood Pressure in African Americans with Memory Problems

Start: August 23, 2018
End: March 2020
Enrollment: 36

What Is This Study About?

This study is designed to help adapt a previously tested intervention involving the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and mindfulness techniques for black and African American older adults with high blood pressure and early Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 65 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Must have:

  • High blood pressure, with or without medication
  • Diagnosis of Alzheimer's or a related dementia, or a Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam score of 17 to 10, or a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 19 to 25

Must NOT have:

  • Unable to understand spoken English
  • May move out of the area within 6 months
  • Inability to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (e.g., metal in the body or eye, heart pacemaker or defibrillator, gunshot wound, or claustrophobia)
  • History of a stroke
  • Less than 6 on the Brief Assessment of Understanding of the Study

If I Qualify, Who Do I Contact?

Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.

Need Help?

Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.

Where Is This Study Located?

Who Sponsors This Study?

Lead: Ohio State University

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03736434

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