Educational and Cultural Engagement and Incidence of Health Adverse Events

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Educational and Cultural Engagement and Incidence of Health Adverse Events: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03987360
• Other study ID #: 2020-1842
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: March 31, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Jewish General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluated if the social and cultural activities decrease the incidence of dementia and frailty conditions.

Description:

The past decade has been characterized by the involvement of Museums in individual health prevention and promotion by using art-based activities to improve quality of life and well-being. Visiting museum or over cultural and educational activity could be used for health prevention and promotion. For the development of appropriate educational and cultural activities, there is a need, first, to improve knowledge about social and health condition of older adult, and second to examine the effects of engagement in educational and social activity on incidence of health adverse events.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 30000
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 50 years and over
• Being enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
• Actively involved in social and cultural activities

Exclusion Criteria:

• Never enrolled in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
• Less than 50 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Decline
• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Depression
• Older Adults

Intervention

Other:
• Observational
Participants who attended different educational and cultural activities either in a community centers or public institutions like arts museums or universities.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Jewish General Hospital	Montréal	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jewish General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression	It will be used the Depression scale which has a score of 10 or less. Each participant will be asses based on this scale. The depression scale evaluates the depression symptoms for a time period.	around 20 years
Secondary	Motoric cognitive risk syndrome	Motoric cognitive risk syndrome represents a pre-dementia syndrome characterized by cognitive complaints and a slow gait speed.	around 20 years