Recruiting

B-Fit Intervention

Sponsor:

Washington State University

Code:

NCT03454074

Conditions

Health Behavior

Aging

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Problem-solving

Education

Study Details

Brief summary:

An accumulating body of research indicates that activities such as exercise, active cognitive and social engagement, good sleep hygiene, stress reduction and proper nutrition are associated with the maintenance of cognitive health. Emerging data also suggests that healthy lifestyle behaviors may promote brain plasticity. Despite nationwide efforts to raise public awareness about brain health, there remains a gap concerning how to best promote behavioral change and help at-risk middle-aged and older adults adopt effective, evidence-based brain health behaviors into their everyday lives to maximize cognitive health. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 7-week group brain fitness intervention (B-Fit) for increasing preventative brain health behaviors and enhancing cognitive health in participants at-risk for cognitive impairment. We will also examine mechanisms of action of the B-Fit intervention through tracking of behavioral responses in the real-world environment using wearable sensors.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Aging

Study ID

NCT03454074

Start date

Feb 15, 2018

Status verified date

Oct, 2018

Completion date

Dec 30, 2022

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 30, 2022

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 40+ (midlife and older adults)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adults under the age of 40
  • Adults who meet criteria for dementia
  • Adults who cannot provide own informed consent
  • Adults who cannot complete assessments or participate in the intervention protocols due to vision, hearing, communication or other difficulties
  • Adults unable to read and comprehend information in English.

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: B-Fit intervention

Combines group education about brain health with individualized goal-setting and group problem-solving to help participants effectively integrate healthy behavioral changes into their everyday lives.

active comparator: Education Only

Provide group education about healthy behavior changes without problem-solving component.

no intervention: Wait-list

No intervention administered. Will be offered intervention following a delay.

Interventions

Problem-solving

Individualized goal-setting and group problem-solving to help older adults effectively integrate realistic, healthy behavioral changes into their everyday lives

Education

Education about healthy brain aging behaviors provided.

Primary outcome measure

  • Healthy Aging Activity Engagement [ Time Frame: Change in engagement in healthy brain aging behaviors as measured by the HAAE from baseline to post-test (appr. 2 months) and follow-up (appr. one-year). ]
  • Objective sensor-based behavior change detection with wearable sensors [ Time Frame: Change in activities captured by actigraphs and measured using a behavior change detection approach at baseline compared to post-test (appr. 2 months) and follow-up (appr. one-year). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, Ph.D.

5093350170schmitter-e@wsu.edu

Locations

Washington State University

Recruiting

Pullman, Washington, United States, 99164-4820

Contacts

Malathi Jandhyala

509-335-3668irb@wsu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Washington State University

Last update posted

Oct 9, 2018

Last verified

Oct, 2018

Keywords

  • healthy aging
  • behavior change
  • older adults

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Washington State University on 2018-10-09.