Effects of Mindfulness or Brain Stimulation Intervention for Late-life Adults in Taiwan Urban and Rural Areas
Recruiting · NCT07186023 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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What this trial is about
This randomized controlled trial will examine the effects of mindfulness-based interventions and brain stimulation interventions on cognitive function and psychological well-being in older adults. The study will employ a comprehensive assessment approach incorporating psychological evaluations, behavioral assessments, psychophysiological measurements, and neuroimaging analyses to characterize the outcome of nonpharmaceutical interventions in improving geriatric well-being or reducing depression severity.
Who can take part
Age range
55 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
- for individuals participating in mindfulness-based Interventions:
- Literate or have received an education above the elementary level.
- Have normal or corrected vision and hearing, able to communicate and understand explanations.
- Right-handed individuals as assessed by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
Exclusion criteria
- for individuals participating in mindfulness-based Interventions:
- Individuals with dementia, stroke, cerebrovascular disease, brain injury, epilepsy, or Parkinson's disease.
- Individuals with neurological system disorders.
- Individuals with alcohol or drug dependence.
- Individuals with other major physical illnesses, such as diabetes, heart failure, or endocrine abnormalities, or those who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction within the past three months.
- Individuals with metal objects in the body that cannot undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as cardiac pacemakers, vascular clips, hearing aids, artificial joints, steel pins, etc.
- Individuals with Claustrophobia.
- Individuals in pregnancy or possibility of pregnancy.
- Inclusion Criteria for individuals participating in brain stimulation Intervention:
- Individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder by psychiatrists according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and who can cooperate with the psychiatric outpatient clinic regulations.
- Literate or have received an education above the elementary level.
- Have normal or corrected vision and hearing, able to communicate and understand explanations.
- Right-handed individuals as assessed by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
- Individuals are prescribed brain stimulation therapy by clinical physicians.
- Exclusion Criteria for individuals participating in brain stimulation Intervention:
- Individuals with dementia, stroke, cerebrovascular disease, brain injury, epilepsy, or Parkinson's disease.
- Individuals with neurological system disorders.
- Individuals with alcohol or drug dependence.
- Individuals with other major physical illnesses, such as diabetes, heart failure, or endocrine abnormalities, or those who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction within the past three months.
- Individuals with metal objects in the body that cannot undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as cardiac pacemakers, vascular clips, hearing aids, artificial joints, steel pins, etc.
- Individuals with Claustrophobia.
- Individuals in pregnancy or possibility of pregnancy.
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- Shuang Ho Biomedical Park, Taipei Medical University - New Taipei City, Taiwan
- National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research - Yunlin, Taiwan