MCI, Mild Dementia
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of the proposed study, Promoting In-Home Activities at a Memory & Aging Clinic (Pro-Home MeC), is to assess and improve the feasibility of a physical activity (PA) intervention and the measurement of cognitive outcomes in a memory clinic setting for inactive older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia and to examine how and improve the feasibility and acceptability of the procedures.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGentle Moves
A safe physical activity program which consists of a brief motivational enhancement and three movements to be performed in a seated position; and two movements in the standing position. The intervention will be delivered by a research coach.
Sponsors
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 50+ * Fluent in English * Diagnosed with MCI or mild dementia * Physically inactive (\< 150 min/wk of planned PA) * Able to sit in a chair independently for 15+ minutes
Exclusion criteria
* Have significant mental or physical disabilities that lead to inability to perform PA safely (e.g., major stroke) * Severe uncompensated hearing or visual loss * Having insufficient decisional capacity to consent to participate in research. * Lack of safety awareness * Unwilling to be assigned to Pro-Home MeC or control group * Currently participating in PA intervention research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Program Feasibility | 3 months | • Program feasibility measured by program adherence (e.g., self-reported program activities in the past 24 hours, yes/no). |
| Program Acceptability | 3 months | • Program acceptability measured by patient's perception of the program difficulty. (Too hard, a little too hard, just right, a little too easy, much easy) |
| Feasibility of NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery | 3 months | Feasibility of NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery measured by administration time. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery scores | 3 months | NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery Fluid Cognition scores (range 59 - 140, higher score means better cognition) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed