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A Pilot Study for the Brain Health Support Program

NCT ID: NCT05167045

Last Updated: 2025-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-15

Study Completion Date

2022-04-29

Brief Summary

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Prior studies have shown that programs that focus on promoting brain health and managing lifestyle risks (such as poor diet, obesity, physical inactivity, sleep issues, loneliness) may help in preventing or lowering the risk of dementia. To address this, investigators have developed the CAN-THUMBS UP program to conduct studies that target lifestyle risk and focus on dementia prevention. An online Brain Health Support Program (BHSP) has been developed. The BHSP is an educational program designed to teach about dementia. Before the full BHSP is offered to a large group, we are conducting an initial pilot study to help assess the usability of the program.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia Mild Cognitive Impairment Subjective Cognitive Impairment Pre-dementia Dementia Prevention

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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No Dementia

Brain Health PRO

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The BHSP is an educational program designed to teach about dementia. It aims to provide best available evidence for lifestyle changes that can help lower dementia risk, and to provide specific recommendations for positive lifestyle changes (e.g., physical exercises to try at home, healthy recipes). The program was developed as a collaborative effort by Canadian investigators who have expertise in the different areas of dementia prevention, along with input from older-adult citizen advisors.

Interventions

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Brain Health PRO

The BHSP is an educational program designed to teach about dementia. It aims to provide best available evidence for lifestyle changes that can help lower dementia risk, and to provide specific recommendations for positive lifestyle changes (e.g., physical exercises to try at home, healthy recipes). The program was developed as a collaborative effort by Canadian investigators who have expertise in the different areas of dementia prevention, along with input from older-adult citizen advisors.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Brain Health Support Program

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meets criteria for No Dementia and one of the following (according to CCNA criteria):

Cognitively Intact (CI) Cognitively Intact plus Subjective Cognitive Impairment (CI + SCI) Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

• AND Classified as being at increased risk of dementia based on at least one of the following: First-degree family history of dementia

Self-Reported or documented current and/or history at midlife (45-60) on any of the following risk factors:

* Hypertension (documented Systolic Blood Pressure \> 140 mm Hg; OR physician diagnosis of hypertension; OR treatment for hypertension; OR other approaches to treatment (e.g. diet, exercise))
* Hypercholesterolemia (documented total cholesterol \> 6.5 mmol/L; OR physician diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia; OR treatment for hypercholesterolemia; OR other approaches to treatment (e.g. diet, exercise))
* Body Mass Index \> 30 kg/m2 (derived from NIH Metric BMI Calculator)
* Physical Inactivity (active is defined as engaging in a minimum of 20- 30 min of physical activity causing sweating and breathlessness, at least 2 times a week)
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Baycrest

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Howard Chertkow

Scientific Director, Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

University of New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Site Status

Baycrest

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CTU BHSP-P

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id