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Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults

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Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions: Mindfulness, Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia

Interventions: mindfulness

Countries: United States

The primary objective of the proposed research is to investigate the promise and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness training as a preventative lifestyle intervention to enhance cognitive health in Latino older adults, thereby mitigating risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in a population that may be particularly vulnerable.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 65 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Hispanic/Latino
* Age 65 and older
* Male, female, or non-binary
* Community living
* Medically stable and willing to undergo the study procedures
* No extensive mindfulness training experience

Exclusion Criteria:

* Clinically unstable psychiatric disorder that requires immediate treatment (e.g., ECT)
* Medical conditions suggesting significantly shortened lifespan (e.g., metastatic cancer) or prohibiting safe participation in the interventions/assessments (e.g., Parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal conditions)
* Sensory impairment (hearing, vision) preventing participation
* Current alcohol or substance abuse
* Current/concurrent cognitive training known to affect neuroplasticity (e.g., brain-training programs), or other interventions expected to affect neuroplasticity significantly (e.g., psychedelics, cholinesterase inhibitors, high-dose sedatives).

Locations (1)

St Louis, Missouri, United States