Efficacy of a Multimodal Brain Health Intervention for Older African Americans — SHARP  

Cognitive Decline Clinical Trial

Official title: Efficacy of a Technology-Based Multimodal Brain Health Intervention for Older African Americans: The SHARP Study

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study tests the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a multimodal intervention (walking, social engagement, and reminiscence), including the use of wearable digital biomarkers, for cognitively healthy and mildly cognitively impaired African Americans aged 65 and older.

Clinical Trial Description

Cognitively healthy and mildly cognitively impaired participants engage in 16 weeks of triadic neighborhood walking using a group tablet device to access pre-programmed 1-mile routes. GPS (Global Positioning System)-triggered historical images of local Black culture and history along the route prompt conversational reminiscence about Portland, Oregon's historically Black neighborhoods. Digital biomarker technology (a continuously worn actigraph watch and an unobtrusive under-the-mattress sleep sensor) and weekly online surveys via a study Chromebook assess feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and health outcomes. Intermittent discussions and check-ins with participants, and observational sessions will be used to elicit participant feedback. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Decline
• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Cognitive Impairment, Mild

• NCT number: NCT04863378
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Oregon Health and Science University
• Contact: Patrice Fuller, BS
• Phone: 503-505-4670
• Email: fullerp@ohsu.edu
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2021
• Completion date: June 2022