The Active Mind Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cognitive Impairment, Cardiovascular Risk Factor

In brief

The purpose of this study is to explore whether physical exercise, mindfulness training, or both interventions together can improve cognitive function in individuals with multiple risk factors for the development of dementia in the future.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03289546

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

38

Starts

2016-04-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-20

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥55
• Being physically inactive (defined as not meeting current AHA recommendations for physical activity, i.e., < 150 min of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week OR < 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week
• Cognitive complaint defined as answering yes to the question "do you feel that your memory or thinking skills have gotten worse recently?"
• Fluency in English language

You may not qualify if…

• Unwillingness/inability to provide informed consent
• Contraindications to physical activity as per the participant's PCP assessment
• Blood pressure >200/110
• Severe depressive symptoms (defined as Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS] depression subscale scores >14)
• Acute psychosis (from medical record)
• Severe cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score <24)
• Recent hospitalization (< 6 weeks)
• Current (at least once a month) mind/body practice (i.e., mindfulness meditation, yoga, or tai chi)

Where it is running

• The Miriam Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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