The Brain Health Champion Study — BHC  

Mild Cognitive Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title: The Brain Health Champion Study: Promoting Non-pharmacological Interventions in Cognitive Disorders and Those at Risk

Status Enrolling by invitation

Clinical Trial Summary

6-month, randomized, controlled investigation measuring the effect of increased clinical contact and personalization compared to standard physician counseling on adherence to consensus-based, brain health recommendations for patients with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and early dementia or patients who are at risk for developing these conditions.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a 6-month, randomized, controlled investigation measuring the effect of increased clinical contact and personalized recommendations from a health coach, compared to standard physician counseling on adherence to consensus-based, brain health recommendations, including 80 patients with either subjective cognitive decline, MCI, or early dementia enrolled from a hospital-based memory disorders clinic, or, with risk factors for dementia enrolled from a hospital-based primary care clinic. Participants and caregivers in the health coach arm work with a health coach within their respective practice, called the a "brain health champion" (BHC), through weekly motivational phone calls every 6 weeks. In the encounters and visits, BHCs and patients/caregivers work together to establish, update, and achieve personalized, attainable lifestyle goals. Participants in the control arm receive standard counseling and education from providers during routine clinic visits. Changes in physical activity, dietary pattern, and social and cognitive activities are measured using questionnaires validated in cognitively impaired and normal populations. Other outcomes include measures of quality of life (QOL), cognitive function, neuropsychiatric status, sleep quality, and behavior. Follow-up assessments are also completed at 6 months post-intervention, with some patients receiving "booster" encounters to assess the maintenance of behaviors. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• At Risk for Cognitive Decline
• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Dementia
• Dementia, Mild
• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Subjective Cognitive Decline

• NCT number: NCT03772977
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 8, 2017
• Completion date: June 1, 2025