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Mind-Body Interventions for Healthy Aging

Start: August 17, 2018
End: July 2023
Enrollment: 200

What Is This Study About?

The goal of this study is to look at the impact of mind-body interventions on cognitive, brain, and emotional function in older adults. Participants will attend either a mindfulness-based stress lowering program or a lifestyle education group. Both will meet weekly for eight weeks. Participants will be asked to complete homework assignments using a mobile or web-based application and will be invited to four additional sessions over the course of a year. Researchers will collect both pre- and post-assessments of behavioral and cognitive function, as well as inflammatory markers.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 65 Years

Maximum Age: 85 Years

Must have:

  • Capable of attending the assessment and most intervention sessions
  • Right-handed
  • Fluent English speaker
  • Corrected (near and far) visual acuity of 20/40 or better; normal color vision; adequate hearing
  • Score less than 20 on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
  • Ability to undergo MRI
  • Able to engage in light stretching exercises with or without assistive devices
  • No regular practice of meditation or yoga (defined as once or more per week) and no previous participation in a structured mindfulness class
  • Access to the internet

Must NOT have:

  • Medication use that significantly alters brain activity
  • History of diagnosed learning disability that would interfere with the completion of cognitive tasks
  • Evidence or diagnosis of dementia, terminal illness, neurological disorder, psychotic disorder, or substance abuse disorder
  • Psychiatric disorder diagnosed by a psychologist or psychiatrist within the past two years or symptoms and/or treatment is ongoing
  • Any physical or pragmatic limitation that prohibits attendance at assessment sessions and intervention sessions
  • Presence of non MRI-safe objects that cannot be removed
  • Pregnant or attempting to become pregnant
  • Self-reported claustrophobia
  • Limitation that prohibits engaging in light stretching exercises with or without assistive devices

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

Collaborator Sponsor

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03626532

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