Physical and Cognitive Aging Study in Older Adults

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age55-85
SponsorUniversity of Florida

About this trial

Hispanic Americans are the fastest growing older adult group in the United States, disproportionally increasing the risk of an Alzheimer's disease and related dementias diagnosis. Efforts to reduce this risk and mitigate the related cognitive/physical declines are critical. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of enrolling older adults into an aging trajectory cohort, while generating preliminary data on associations of physical and cognitive aging trajectories. Our secondary objective is to generate preliminary data on the association of standard measures of physical activity and physical function with cognitive status. This study fits within our longitudinal research goal to reduce dementia incidence by understanding the mechanisms that drive the cognitive-physical aging trajectory.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Self-identify as Hispanic American

Report Spanish as primary language • No evidence of dementia or mild cognitive impairment based on cognitive screening [i.e., Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) administered during Visit 1; ≥26 among non-Hispanic White, ≥25 among Hispanics, ≥24 among non-Hispanic Blacks (Milani et al., 2018)]

Disqualifiers

Inability to provide informed consent

Artificial joint or severe disability that would make it impossible or contraindicated performing the isokinetic test

Sensory loss (vision, hearing) or motor deficits that would preclude participation in the experimental tasks or neuropsychological assessment

Previous major strokes or other known significant brain abnormalities or diseases affecting the brain and/or cognition (e.g., Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorder, brain surgery, moderate TBI, REM Behavior Sleep Disorder, untreated sleep apnea, etc.)

Trial population

Hispanic Americans and Non-Hispanic American adults between the ages of 55 and 85 years old, with at least 8th grade education, and community dwelling.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

100 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: Adult Cohort; n=100 (50 Hispanic American adults and 50 non-Hispanic American adults)

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Rate of recruitment

Recruiting \> 80% participants (50 Hispanic American and 50 non-Hispanic American adults) for a longitudinal aging study.

Time frame
From recruitment to follow-up (1-year)

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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