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Multi-domain Online Therapeutic Investigation Of Neurocognition (MOTION)
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Brief 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.
Primary Purpose
Study Type
Phase
Eligibility
Gender
Healthy Volunteers
Minimum Age
Maximum Age
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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
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Study Stats
Protocol No.
21-001398
Category
Mental Health
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