Old School Hip Hop: Parent Follow-Up & Spanish Speakers Inclusion

NCT ID: NCT06699589

Last Updated: 2025-06-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 278 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-09-11
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-04

Brief Summary

These are the exploratory aims of the original trial cohort study "Old School Hip Hop RCT (AAAR5473)," which recruited 783 parents.

1. Continued follow-up of these families to learn more about the durability of the program through similar assessments to those used during the pre-specified 3-month initial study timeframe - aiming to understand participant knowledge and personal experiences with family members or friends affected by Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

2. Further examining the degree of comfort with dementia, as measured by a simplified version of the Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS) focused on observable behaviors in children by their parents - aiming to understand the extent of stigmatization of dementia in communities served by this program, and if the trial impacted evidence of stigma.

3. Enrolling up to 75 parents who primarily spoke Spanish who were originally contacted in the RCT but were not eligible for completion of the original round of surveys given that all study materials were in English. This approach aims to better understand the impact of the program and Alzheimer disease on these families.

Hypothesis 1: For the delayed follow-up with parents, the investigator anticipates that those with high dementia literacy or the largest dementia literacy improvement would sustain knowledge over 15-month period.

Hypothesis 2: Children who received the intervention arm of the trial, who also have regular contact with a close friend or family member with dementia, will demonstrate positive dementia attitudes relative to students in the control arm.

Hypothesis 3: Semi-structured interviews with Spanish speaking families will help program capacity to better serve the population and improve involvement in AD care and research.

Detailed Description

The goal of the R01 study is to educate children and thereby parents/guardians on health education content through live educators, music, and videos. The study curriculum focuses on healthy aging vs Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease (AD), nutrition, and overall health. The investigator wishes to learn if children are able to absorb these health topics and share what they learn with their parents/guardians. That part of the program has been completed with students. This non-R01 portion of the study is designed to look at the long-term effect of the program, how it may have affected Spanish speaking families that were not approached during the first portion.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease; Dementia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Control

School population without the Old SCHOOL Hip-Hop program, but with the My Plate program.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

My Plate (Nutrition Education)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The program selected for the control arm, "My Plate," will address nutrition, physical activity, and obesity education. This program was selected because nutrition, physical activity, and wellness programs are now being incorporated into New York City public school curriculums as part of a legislative directive. Trained facilitators will conduct "My Plate" as an entry point for the USDA's My Plate nutrition program. Students will learn about My Plate across the 3-day one-hour-a-day program.

Intervention

School population with the Old SCHOOL Hip-Hop program.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Old SCHOOL Hip-Hop (Dementia Education)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A school-based intervention called "Old S.C.H.O.O.L. Hip-Hop" (OSHH) or Seniors Can Have Optimal aging and Ongoing Longevity, to educate 4th and 5th grade students (ages 9-11y) about key dementia signs and symptoms, basic pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease, and the importance of early recognition, care-seeking behavior, and preventative measures (lifelong healthy lifestyle decisions). The intervention is delivered in a classroom or school auditorium setting, using an innovative, modular, multimedia program and home-based activities, to increase parental and family dementia literacy.

Interventions

Old SCHOOL Hip-Hop (Dementia Education)

A school-based intervention called "Old S.C.H.O.O.L. Hip-Hop" (OSHH) or Seniors Can Have Optimal aging and Ongoing Longevity, to educate 4th and 5th grade students (ages 9-11y) about key dementia signs and symptoms, basic pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease, and the importance of early recognition, care-seeking behavior, and preventative measures (lifelong healthy lifestyle decisions). The intervention is delivered in a classroom or school auditorium setting, using an innovative, modular, multimedia program and home-based activities, to increase parental and family dementia literacy.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

My Plate (Nutrition Education)

The program selected for the control arm, "My Plate," will address nutrition, physical activity, and obesity education. This program was selected because nutrition, physical activity, and wellness programs are now being incorporated into New York City public school curriculums as part of a legislative directive. Trained facilitators will conduct "My Plate" as an entry point for the USDA's My Plate nutrition program. Students will learn about My Plate across the 3-day one-hour-a-day program.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parent that participated in the OSHH Trial
• Parent that expressed interest in participating, but originally excluded from OSHH Trial due to language barrier

Exclusion Criteria

• Did not have a participating child in OSHH Trial

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

James M Noble, MD, MS, CPH, FAAN

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

James M Noble, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Associate Professor, Taub Institute, Columbia University

Locations

Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

AAAR5473 - non-R01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id