Mindfulness for Cognition in Early-stage Alzheimer's Disease

This study is exploring if a mindfulness meditation program, called the Mindfulness Intervention (an adapted form of Mindfulness-based stress reduction or MBSR training), can help improve thinking, memory, and daily function in older adults. This includes people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), MCI due to Alzheimer's Disease, those with a history of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and healthy older adults. Researchers want to see how mindfulness affects your brain and overall quality of life. You would either participate in a 10-week virtual mindfulness class or be on a waitlist for the class before eventually taking it. The study aims to enroll 100 participants.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 100 participants. It compares a group receiving mindfulness training to a group that waits before receiving the training.
What's involved
You would participate in a 10-week virtual mindfulness class. Your thinking, memory, and brain activity would be measured before and after the intervention.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements are taken from before the intervention to 10 weeks after the intervention.

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NCT06792877

Mindfulness for Cognition in Early-stage Alzheimer's Disease

Recruiting
NAAges 50+InterventionalTreatment
VA Boston Healthcare System
~100 participants
Updated 2025-01-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mindfulness InterventionWaitlist then mindfulness

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Neuropsychological tests
Measured over From before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks)
+4 more outcomes measured
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer's Disease
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Aging
Healthy Elderly
Alzheimer&Amp;Amp;#39;s Dementia (AD)
1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Healthy older adults will show cognitive performance within 1.0 SD for age \& education adjusted norms on a neuropsychological test battery
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) participants will show performance on delayed recall or one more or more other cognitive domains worse than 1.5 SD for age \& education adjusted norms, an MMSE score between 25-30, and a MoCA score between 20-30.

Exclusion

Participants without a computer, smart phone and internet access will be excluded
If they cannot understand the informed consent form or have moderate dementia.
Mood disorders (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety) or alcohol and drug use that either interferes with day-to-day life or required hospitalization within the past 5 years
Cerebrovascular disease
Any medical condition whose severity could significantly impair cognition (e.g., stroke, frontotermporal dementia, Parkinson's disease) are exclusionary
  • Neuropsychological testsFrom before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks)

    Paper-and-pencil tests measuring attention, processing speed, and memory.

  • Performance on computerized tasksFrom before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks)

    Reaction time and accuracy on computer tasks measuring attention and memory

  • Resting state and event-related electrophysiologyFrom before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks)

    Electrophysiology measured while at rest and time-locked to performance on a computerized task measuring attention and memory

  • Brain function and structureFrom before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks))

    Blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) for functional magnetic resonance imaging. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for structural magnetic resonance imaging.

  • Survey outcomesFrom before the intervention (baseline) to after the intervention (post-intervention 10 weeks))

    Surveys measuring mood, social isolation, sleep, and quality of life