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Health Education for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention

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Research Sponsored by Rhode Island Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Age 45-69 years
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
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Summary

"This trial aims to create a new program that educates people about the risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and helps them understand how their beliefs may be hindering them from making lasting lifestyle changes. The goal

Who is the study for?
This trial is for midlife adults aged 45-69 with normal cognition who speak English and have at least two risk factors such as being overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar levels, a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's or a family history of the disease.
What is being tested?
The study tests two educational programs aimed at promoting healthy living to prevent Alzheimer's. One program provides basic health education while the other offers enhanced education designed to help participants understand and change their health behaviors long-term.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medications, traditional side effects are not expected. However, lifestyle changes may lead to temporary discomfort like muscle soreness from new exercise routines or adjustment periods for dietary changes.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 45 and 69 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Dementia
Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale
Alzheimer's Disease
Secondary study objectives
CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults
Florida Cognitive Activities Scale
Mediterranean Diet Assessment Tool
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Enhanced Healthy Living EducationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The enhanced healthy living education intervention will include the same didactic content as the basic HLE course for the first session each week. The second session will focus on personal health beliefs and how they affect specific health behaviors. This may include discussing perceived benefits, troubleshooting barriers to action, making specific action plans, and implementing natural reward systems to bolster self-efficacy.
Group II: Healthy Living EducationActive Control1 Intervention
The basic healthy living education intervention is a 24-session program (two sessions/week for 12 weeks) designed to educate participants about major modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The first session each week is didactic, intended to increase knowledge about each Alzheimer's disease risk factor. The second session involves repetition and practice of didactic material as well as strategizing cues to action

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Rhode Island HospitalLead Sponsor
262 Previous Clinical Trials
68,899 Total Patients Enrolled
~13 spots leftby Dec 2024
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