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Multi-domain Online Therapeutic Investigation Of Neurocognition (MOTION)

a study on Mild Cognitive Impairment Subjective Memory Decline

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 55 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at San Francisco, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Linda L Chao, PhD
Headshot of Linda L Chao
Linda L Chao

Description

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of three on-line wellness interventions for improving physical and cognitive function and brain connectivity in adults who are at least 55 years old and are experiencing symptoms of memory and/or cognitive difficulties.

Official Title

Multi-domain Online Therapeutic Investigation Of Neurocognition

Details

The proposed study will perform a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) to compare the effects of three on-line wellness interventions for adults (age 55 years and older) who are experiencing memory and/or cognitive decline. Study participants will be randomly assigned to one of three on-line wellness interventions: (a) Tai Chi, (b) mindful movement course, or (c) health and wellness education course. All interventions will be one hour long, held on-line twice a week for 12 weeks. The co-primary outcomes are 3-month change in cognitive function (Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale, ADAS-cog) and functional brain connectivity within the default mode network (DMN). Secondary behavioral outcomes will include measures of specific cognitive processes (e.g., auditory memory, executive function, processing speed), physical function (e.g., mobility), anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, sleep quality, social activities/social isolation, and quality of life. Secondary neuroimaging outcomes will include measures of functional connectivity in other intrinsic brain networks (e.g., salience, central executive, language), cerebral perfusion, and structural white matter integrity. The behavioral and imaging outcomes will be assessed at baseline and upon completion of the 12-week interventions. To assess durability of the behavioral effects of the interventions, the cognitive and behavioral outcomes will be assessed again 6 months after the completion of the interventions.

Keywords

Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Memory Decline, Cognitive Dysfunction, Tai Chi, Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE), Health and Wellness Education, Gentle, Mindful Movement

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 55 years and up

  • age ≥ 55 years
  • subjective cognitive complaints, defined as self-experienced persistent decline in cognitive capacity in comparison with a previously normal status and unrelated to an acute event
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score suggestive of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) status (i.e., < 26)
  • English language fluency
  • Wireless internet connection at home
  • Willingness to travel to the San Francisco VA in northern California or UCLA in southern California for in-person assessments at baseline, after the 12-week interventions, and at the 36-week follow-up
  • Capacity to provide informed consent or legally authorized representative consent and participant assent.

You CAN'T join if...

  • current or past Axis I psychiatric disorders, or recent unstable medical or neurological disorders
  • disabilities that prevent participation in on-line movement classes (e.g., primarily use wheel-chair, severe visual impairment that would limit ability to observe instructor's movement on screen or severe hearing impairment that would limit ability to hear instructor's directions)
  • insufficient English proficiency
  • limited life expectancy (i.e., enrolled in hospice, metastatic cancer)
  • plan to travel for > 1 week during 12-week intervention period
  • diagnosis of dementia per the DSM-5
  • MoCA score suggestive of dementia (i.e., <17)
  • started dementia medication (cholinesterase inhibitor or memantine) in past 3 months or plans to start dementia medication during study period
  • planning to start/change any psychoactive medication during study period
  • current participation in another research study
  • contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including claustrophobia severe enough to prevent MRI examination, presence of ferrometallic objects in the body that would interfere with MRI examination and/or cause a safety risk (e.g., pacemakers, implanted stimulators, pumps)
  • prior or current training in with Tai Chi, PLIE, or other mind-body practices

Location

  • VA Health Care System
    San Francisco California 94121 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSF

  • Linda L Chao, PhD
    Linda Chao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Chao obtained her BS in Biological Science from the University of California, Davis in 1991, and she completed her PhD studies in Neuroscience from UCD in 1996.

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT05217849
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 80 study participants
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