AgeWISE-Action Plan for Cognitive Aging

This study is testing a 20-week program called Aging Well through Interactions and Scientific Education - Action Plan (AgeWISE-AP). This program aims to educate you and help you create a personalized plan to improve your brain health. Researchers want to see if AgeWISE-AP helps older Veterans engage more in activities that promote brain health and if it improves their overall well-being. You might be able to join if you are a Veteran over 60, are concerned about brain aging, and speak English. The study is looking for 134 participants. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized controlled trial involving 134 participants. It compares the AgeWISE-AP program to a control group.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoints are measured at baseline, so follow-up after the intervention is not specified.

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NCT06006962

Aging Well Through Interactions and Scientific Education - Action Plan (AgeWISE-AP)

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 60+InterventionalTreatment
VA Office of Research and Development
~134 participants
Updated 2026-06-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Aging Well through Interactions and Scientific Education - Action Plan

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS)
Measured over Baseline
+55 more outcomes measured
Cognitive Aging
1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1
  • Maureen O'Connor, PsyD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Veterans \> 60 years old with concerns about brain aging who want to learn more about cognitive aging
English speaking as all intervention materials are written in English

Exclusion

Veterans with impairment on a cognitive screening measure, as determined using a MoCA cutoff score for dementia of \<24 OR self or other reported diagnosis of a brain disorder affecting cognition such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, other dementia, major stroke, or brain injury or diagnosis of psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia
Active alcohol or substance abuse
  • Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS)Baseline

    Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS) is a 41-item scale that explores the frequency and duration of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activities assessed using weekly frequency and duration.

  • Cognitive Health Questionnaire (CHQ)Baseline

    17-item scale that assesses frequency of various lifestyle factors, including nutritional variables and use of cognitive strategies in daily life.

  • Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II)Baseline

    A 52-item questionnaire composed of six subscales including health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relations, and spiritual growth. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Subscale scores are calculated by obtaining a mean score with higher scores indicating, better outcomes.

  • PROMIS Social Roles and ActivitiesBaseline

    8 items assessing satisfaction with performing one's usual social roles and activities with response options provided on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score represents better ability to participate or more satisfaction.

  • Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (GSAQ)Baseline

    11 items covering mood, life activities, and medical issues as they relate to sleep and symptoms associated with disorders of sleep. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with lower scores indicating better outcomes.

  • General and Memory Specific Control Beliefs ScaleBaseline

    Used to measure perceived control over cognitive health. The scale is composed of two sets of items focusing on general and memory-specific control beliefs. We are interested in examining changes in memory-specific control beliefs, which include 4 items with 3 answer choices.

  • Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS)Baseline

    17 item scale measuring dimensions of emotional adjustments in persons aged 70 to 90. It provides a multidimensional approach to assessing the state of psychological wellbeing and perceived morale using three factors: agitation, attitude toward own aging and lonely satisfaction. Total score ranges from 0-17 with higher scores indicating higher morality.

  • The NIH Toolbox Meaning and Purpose Short FormBaseline

    8-item, form that assesses the degree to which participants feel their lives matter/make sense. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" and from "not at all" to "very much." Total score ranges from 8-40 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)Baseline

    Reliable and valid (in a variety of patient populations) multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale, with total score ranging from 1-27. Lower scores indicate better outcomes.

  • The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)Baseline

    20-item measure that rates how often over the past week respondents have experienced depressive symptoms. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total scores ranging from 0-60. Lower scores indicate lower depressive symptoms.

  • The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)Baseline

    Commonly used measure of anxiety with 40 total items. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Total score range from 40-160 with lower scores indicating lower anxiety.

  • The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)Baseline

    10-item psychometric scale that assesses optimistic self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total score ranging from 10-40. Higher total score indicates better outcomes.

  • Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ)Baseline

    A measure constructed to reflect aspects of memory that are potentially amenable to clinical intervention. The Contentment subscale contains 18 statements that assess emotions and perceptions about current memory ability including anxiety, embarrassment, and irritability. The Ability subscale contains 20 items phrased as memory failures in everyday memory situations (e.g., forgetting an appointment). The Strategy subscale measures self-reported cognitive strategy use. Response options are provided on a 5-point Likert scale. Total score ranges from 0-80 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)Baseline

    Screening instrument that assesses multiple cognitive domains with total score ranging from 0 to 30 points, and a cut score of 24 has demonstrated very good specificity (by correctly identifying 87% of healthy participants) and excellent sensitivity when differentiating MCI (90%) and Alzheimer disease (100%) from healthy comparisons. Total score ranges from 0-30 with higher score indicating better outcomes.

  • Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS)4-months

    Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS) is a 41-item scale that explores the frequency and duration of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activities assessed using weekly frequency and duration.

  • Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS)8-months

    Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS) is a 41-item scale that explores the frequency and duration of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activities assessed using weekly frequency and duration.

  • Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS)12-months

    Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors Questionnaire (CHAMPS) is a 41-item scale that explores the frequency and duration of light, moderate, and vigorous physical activities assessed using weekly frequency and duration.

  • Cognitive Health Questionnaire (CHQ)4-months

    17-item scale that assesses frequency of various lifestyle factors, including nutritional variables and use of cognitive strategies in daily life.

  • Cognitive Health Questionnaire (CHQ)8-months

    17-item scale that assesses frequency of various lifestyle factors, including nutritional variables and use of cognitive strategies in daily life.

  • Cognitive Health Questionnaire (CHQ)12-months

    17-item scale that assesses frequency of various lifestyle factors, including nutritional variables and use of cognitive strategies in daily life.

  • Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II)4-months

    A 52-item questionnaire composed of six subscales including health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relations, and spiritual growth. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Subscale scores are calculated by obtaining a mean score with higher scores indicating, better outcomes.

  • Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II)8-months

    A 52-item questionnaire composed of six subscales including health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relations, and spiritual growth. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Subscale scores are calculated by obtaining a mean score with higher scores indicating, better outcomes.

  • Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP II)12-months

    A 52-item questionnaire composed of six subscales including health responsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relations, and spiritual growth. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Subscale scores are calculated by obtaining a mean score with higher scores indicating, better outcomes.

  • PROMIS Social Roles and Activities4-months

    8 items assessing satisfaction with performing one's usual social roles and activities with response options provided on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score represents better ability to participate or more satisfaction.

  • PROMIS Social Roles and Activities8-months

    8 items assessing satisfaction with performing one's usual social roles and activities with response options provided on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score represents better ability to participate or more satisfaction.

  • PROMIS Social Roles and Activities12-months

    8 items assessing satisfaction with performing one's usual social roles and activities with response options provided on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score represents better ability to participate or more satisfaction.

  • Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (GSAQ)4-months

    11 items covering mood, life activities, and medical issues as they relate to sleep and symptoms associated with disorders of sleep. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with lower scores indicating better outcomes.

  • Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (GSAQ)8-months

    11 items covering mood, life activities, and medical issues as they relate to sleep and symptoms associated with disorders of sleep. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with lower scores indicating better outcomes.

  • Global Sleep Assessment Questionnaire (GSAQ)12-months

    11 items covering mood, life activities, and medical issues as they relate to sleep and symptoms associated with disorders of sleep. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with lower scores indicating better outcomes.

  • General and Memory Specific Control Beliefs Scale4-months

    Used to measure perceived control over cognitive health. The scale is composed of two sets of items focusing on general and memory-specific control beliefs. We are interested in examining changes in memory-specific control beliefs, which include 4 items with 3 answer choices.

  • General and Memory Specific Control Beliefs Scale8-months

    Used to measure perceived control over cognitive health. The scale is composed of two sets of items focusing on general and memory-specific control beliefs. We are interested in examining changes in memory-specific control beliefs, which include 4 items with 3 answer choices.

  • General and Memory Specific Control Beliefs Scale12-months

    Used to measure perceived control over cognitive health. The scale is composed of two sets of items focusing on general and memory-specific control beliefs. We are interested in examining changes in memory-specific control beliefs, which include 4 items with 3 answer choices.

  • Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS)4-months

    17 item scale measuring dimensions of emotional adjustments in persons aged 70 to 90. It provides a multidimensional approach to assessing the state of psychological wellbeing and perceived morale using three factors: agitation, attitude toward own aging and lonely satisfaction. Total score ranges from 0-17 with higher scores indicating higher morality.

  • Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS)8-months

    17 item scale measuring dimensions of emotional adjustments in persons aged 70 to 90. It provides a multidimensional approach to assessing the state of psychological wellbeing and perceived morale using three factors: agitation, attitude toward own aging and lonely satisfaction. Total score ranges from 0-17 with higher scores indicating higher morality.

  • Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS)12-months

    17 item scale measuring dimensions of emotional adjustments in persons aged 70 to 90. It provides a multidimensional approach to assessing the state of psychological wellbeing and perceived morale using three factors: agitation, attitude toward own aging and lonely satisfaction. Total score ranges from 0-17 with higher scores indicating higher morality.

  • The NIH Toolbox Meaning and Purpose Short Form4-months

    8-item, form that assesses the degree to which participants feel their lives matter/make sense. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" and from "not at all" to "very much." Total score ranges from 8-40 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The NIH Toolbox Meaning and Purpose Short Form8-months

    8-item, form that assesses the degree to which participants feel their lives matter/make sense. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" and from "not at all" to "very much." Total score ranges from 8-40 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The NIH Toolbox Meaning and Purpose Short Form12-months

    8-item, form that assesses the degree to which participants feel their lives matter/make sense. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" and from "not at all" to "very much." Total score ranges from 8-40 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)4-months

    Reliable and valid (in a variety of patient populations) multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale, with total score ranging from 1-27. Lower scores indicate better outcomes.

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)8-months

    Reliable and valid (in a variety of patient populations) multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale, with total score ranging from 1-27. Lower scores indicate better outcomes.

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)12-months

    Reliable and valid (in a variety of patient populations) multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale, with total score ranging from 1-27. Lower scores indicate better outcomes.

  • The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)4-months

    20-item measure that rates how often over the past week respondents have experienced depressive symptoms. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total scores ranging from 0-60. Lower scores indicate lower depressive symptoms.

  • The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)8-months

    20-item measure that rates how often over the past week respondents have experienced depressive symptoms. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total scores ranging from 0-60. Lower scores indicate lower depressive symptoms.

  • The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)12-months

    20-item measure that rates how often over the past week respondents have experienced depressive symptoms. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total scores ranging from 0-60. Lower scores indicate lower depressive symptoms.

  • The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)4-months

    Commonly used measure of anxiety with 40 total items. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Total score range from 40-160 with lower scores indicating lower anxiety.

  • The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)8-months

    Commonly used measure of anxiety with 40 total items. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Total score range from 40-160 with lower scores indicating lower anxiety.

  • The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)12-months

    Commonly used measure of anxiety with 40 total items. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale. Total score range from 40-160 with lower scores indicating lower anxiety.

  • The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)4-months

    10-item psychometric scale that assesses optimistic self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total score ranging from 10-40. Higher total score indicates better outcomes.

  • The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)8-months

    10-item psychometric scale that assesses optimistic self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total score ranging from 10-40. Higher total score indicates better outcomes.

  • The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)12-months

    10-item psychometric scale that assesses optimistic self-beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Response options are provided on a 4-point Likert scale with total score ranging from 10-40. Higher total score indicates better outcomes.

  • Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ)4-months

    A measure constructed to reflect aspects of memory that are potentially amenable to clinical intervention. The Contentment subscale contains 18 statements that assess emotions and perceptions about current memory ability including anxiety, embarrassment, and irritability. The Ability subscale contains 20 items phrased as memory failures in everyday memory situations (e.g., forgetting an appointment). The Strategy subscale measures self-reported cognitive strategy use. Response options are provided on a 5-point Likert scale. Total score ranges from 0-80 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ)8-months

    A measure constructed to reflect aspects of memory that are potentially amenable to clinical intervention. The Contentment subscale contains 18 statements that assess emotions and perceptions about current memory ability including anxiety, embarrassment, and irritability. The Ability subscale contains 20 items phrased as memory failures in everyday memory situations (e.g., forgetting an appointment). The Strategy subscale measures self-reported cognitive strategy use. Response options are provided on a 5-point Likert scale. Total score ranges from 0-80 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire (MMQ)12-months

    A measure constructed to reflect aspects of memory that are potentially amenable to clinical intervention. The Contentment subscale contains 18 statements that assess emotions and perceptions about current memory ability including anxiety, embarrassment, and irritability. The Ability subscale contains 20 items phrased as memory failures in everyday memory situations (e.g., forgetting an appointment). The Strategy subscale measures self-reported cognitive strategy use. Response options are provided on a 5-point Likert scale. Total score ranges from 0-80 with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)4-months

    Screening instrument that assesses multiple cognitive domains with total score ranging from 0 to 30 points, and a cut score of 24 has demonstrated very good specificity (by correctly identifying 87% of healthy participants) and excellent sensitivity when differentiating MCI (90%) and Alzheimer disease (100%) from healthy comparisons. Total score ranges from 0-30 with higher score indicating better outcomes.

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)8-months

    Screening instrument that assesses multiple cognitive domains with total score ranging from 0 to 30 points, and a cut score of 24 has demonstrated very good specificity (by correctly identifying 87% of healthy participants) and excellent sensitivity when differentiating MCI (90%) and Alzheimer disease (100%) from healthy comparisons. Total score ranges from 0-30 with higher score indicating better outcomes.

  • The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)12-months

    Screening instrument that assesses multiple cognitive domains with total score ranging from 0 to 30 points, and a cut score of 24 has demonstrated very good specificity (by correctly identifying 87% of healthy participants) and excellent sensitivity when differentiating MCI (90%) and Alzheimer disease (100%) from healthy comparisons. Total score ranges from 0-30 with higher score indicating better outcomes.