Recruiting

Green Activity Program

Sponsor:

Indiana University

Code:

NCT06403345

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer Disease

Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 45+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Green Activity Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to test the Green Activity Program that was designed with people living with memory challenges and their study partners to see if it can be done and if they enjoy the program. "Green activities" are nature activities that the person enjoys and can be done with other people or pets. For example, dog walking, hiking, outdoor yoga, and gardening are all green activities. The purpose of the program is to help people living with memory challenges participate in nature activities they enjoy. The goal of the program is to help people stay active and improve their health and well-being.

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer Disease

Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)

Study ID

NCT06403345

Start date

Jul 17, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Dec 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 45+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 45 years or older
  • Has memory challenges or difficulties thinking
  • Have access and ability to respond to the telephone (mobile or landline)

Study partner

  • 18 years or older
  • Speaks Spanish or English
  • Identified by the PLMC as a person they feel comfortable with who they would like to join them in the study. The study partner's participation is based on level of support needed for the PLMC.

Outdoor activity professionals

  • 18 years or older
  • at least 1 year experience providing outdoor activities

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants living with memory challenges will be excluded if they do not meet inclusion criteria or if they indicate any of the following on the 2023 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire + (PAR-Q+) :

  • Heart failure or, difficulty controlling Coronary Artery Disease, Diagnosed Abnormality of Heart Rhythm, or other cardiovascular condition.

  • If they report difficulty controlling CAD, Diagnosed abnormality of heart rhythm they will be excluded.
  • If they endorse a diagnosis of heart failure, AND report symptoms greater than NYHA Functional Classification Stage I: "No limitation of physical activity. Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation or shortness of breath," they will be excluded. Research assistants will be trained to ask about these symptoms during usual activities of daily living.
  • If their doctor has told them not to participate in physical activity due to their heart condition or another medical condition, they will be excluded.
  • Cancer and are in an active cycle of infusion chemotherapy or daily radiation treatments.

  • People with cancer whose treatment regimen does not impact their day to day routines (e.g.-oral chemotherapy agents) may participate. Research assistants will be trained to ask about the impact of cancer and cancer care on day to day activities and physical activity.
  • If their doctor has told them not to participate in physical activity due to their cancer or cancer treatment or another medical condition, they will be excluded.
  • Experienced a black out, fainted, or lost consciousness as a result of a head injury in the past 12 months.
  • Often experienced signs and symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) following exercise and/or daily activities.
  • 2 or more hospitalizations in 6 months

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Single arm pre/post study

GAP 12-week Intervention for People Living with Memory Loss \& Study Partners involves an evaluation, goal-setting, coaching and strategy training over 4-8 virtual or phone sessions for 30-90 minutes each over 12 weeks, with 2 phone or virtual check-ins for 15-30 minutes.

GAP Intervention Outdoor Activity Professionals involves a site-evaluation (Accessibility, Fall risk) and education on Dementia Training, SMART Goal setting, Strategy Training for Tailoring Nature Activities, and Behavioral Activation strategies with support from the OT.

Interventions

Green Activity Program

See arm description.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility intervention completion rate [ Time Frame: Through study completion ]
  • Other Feasibility measures [ Time Frame: Through study completion ]
  • Acceptability [ Time Frame: Up to one month after the 12-week program. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Rebecca Lassell, PhD

812-855-2395blassell@iu.edu

Triana Pena

tripena@iu.edu

Locations

Indiana University Bloomington

Recruiting

Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 47401

More Information

Sponsor

Indiana University

Last update posted

Jul 15, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Indiana University on 2026-07-15.