Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults
Recruiting · NCT07040904 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
mindfulness
What this trial is about
The primary objective of the proposed research is to investigate the promise and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness training as a preventative lifestyle intervention to enhance cognitive health in Latino older adults, thereby mitigating risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in a population that may be particularly vulnerable.
Who can take part
Age range
65 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Hispanic/Latino
- Age 65 and older
- Male, female, or non-binary
- Community living
- Medically stable and willing to undergo the study procedures
- No extensive mindfulness training experience
Exclusion criteria
- Clinically unstable psychiatric disorder that requires immediate treatment (e.g., ECT)
- Medical conditions suggesting significantly shortened lifespan (e.g., metastatic cancer) or prohibiting safe participation in the interventions/assessments (e.g., Parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal conditions)
- Sensory impairment (hearing, vision) preventing participation
- Current alcohol or substance abuse
- Current/concurrent cognitive training known to affect neuroplasticity (e.g., brain-training programs), or other interventions expected to affect neuroplasticity significantly (e.g., psychedelics, cholinesterase inhibitors, high-dose sedatives).
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Washington University - St Louis, Missouri, United States