Lifestyle Interventions for the Treatment of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Study

Description

The purpose of this study is to generate preliminary data on the benefit of computerized cognitive training and Tai Chi- Qi Gong training in participants with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. It is hypothesized that participants in the experimental training condition will perform better on outcomes related to cognition, functioning, and mood at follow-up compared to participants assigned to the active control condition.

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to generate preliminary data on the benefit of computerized cognitive training and Tai Chi- Qi Gong training in participants with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. It is hypothesized that participants in the experimental training condition will perform better on outcomes related to cognition, functioning, and mood at follow-up compared to participants assigned to the active control condition.

Lifestyle Interventions for the Treatment of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Study

Lifestyle Interventions for the Treatment of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Study

Condition
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Indianapolis

Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Enrolled in the Longitudinal Early-Onset AD Study (LEADS) parent study, and being classified via LEADS consensus criteria as having amyloid-positive Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
  • * Aged 40-64 years at the time of enrollment into LEADS
  • * Fluent in English
  • * In good general health and absent another neurological disorder
  • * Have a knowledgeable informant.
  • * Have had a Clinical Dementia Rating scale of 0.5 to 1.0 at the time of enrollment into LEADS
  • * Have sufficient vision, hearing, comprehension, and manual dexterity to participate in the testing and training program

Ages Eligible for Study

40 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Indiana University,

Dustin B Hammers, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Indiana University

Study Record Dates

2028-06