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Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults

Washington University School of Medicine · NCT07040904

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 65+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
December 10, 2024
Record last updated
May 11, 2026

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What the study is about

The primary objective of the proposed research is to investigate the promise and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness training as a preventative lifestyle intervention to enhance cognitive health in Latino older adults, thereby mitigating risk of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in a population that may be particularly vulnerable.

Being studied: mindfulness

Conditions: Mindfulness; Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Age 65 and older
  • Male, female, or non-binary
  • Community living
  • Medically stable and willing to undergo the study procedures
  • No extensive mindfulness training experience

Exclusion Criteria

  • Clinically unstable psychiatric disorder that requires immediate treatment (e.g., ECT)
  • Medical conditions suggesting significantly shortened lifespan (e.g., metastatic cancer) or prohibiting safe participation in the interventions/assessments (e.g., Parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal conditions)
  • Sensory impairment (hearing, vision) preventing participation
  • Current alcohol or substance abuse
  • Current/concurrent cognitive training known to affect neuroplasticity (e.g., brain-training programs), or other interventions expected to affect neuroplasticity significantly (e.g., psychedelics, cholinesterase inhibitors, high-dose sedatives).

Recruiting US locations

  • Washington University

    St Louis, MO 63130

    Site contact: Todd Braver · 314-935-5143 · tbraver@wustl.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Todd S Braver, Ph.D. · 800-438-0445 · tbraver@wustl.edu
  • Diana Parra Perez, Ph.D. · parrad@wustl.edu
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