- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04079075
Multiple Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline (MIND)
The investigators aim to test the feasibility of a pragmatic non-pharmacological strategy, that may prevent cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment. This strategy is based on five different interventions: cognitive training, physical activity, nutrition education, adaption to memory loss, diagnosis and correction of hearing impairment.
A quasi-experimental study will be implemented in Porto (Portugal), including patients that fulfill all of the following criteria: a) age 18-85 years; b) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score greater than or equal to two standard deviations below the normative reference value for the corresponding age and education level in the Portuguese population OR diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment, performed by a Neurologist, during the six previous months, considering the results of a neuropsychological battery; c) Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Dementia Risk Score of at least six points. Patients who have any medical disability that contraindicates physical activity or have a lack of autonomy in daily activities will be excluded.
The program will be implemented in groups of 10 participants, over a period of 10 consecutive months.
Study Overview
Status
Detailed Description
Detailed description
This is a quasi-experimental study in which the investigators aim to test the feasibility of a non-pharmacological strategy to prevent cognitive decline in patients with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. This strategy is based on five different interventions:
a) Cognitive training
This comprises training using using the cogweb software, both in person and remotely:
i) in person training: 30-minute sessions, supervised by a trained nurse, twice weekly .
ii) remote training: unsupervised 30-minute sessions, to be performed at home at the participants will.
b) Physical activity This is based on 60-minute sessions including aerobic, resistance, agility/balance and flexibility exercises, directed by a physical education teacher and supervised by a nurse, twice weekly.
c) Nutrition education
This is based on monthly 180-minute sessions, directed by a nutritionist, comprising:
i) Presentation and discussion of healthy and easy to cook recipes by the nutritionist; ii) Preparation of healthy meals by the participants, followed by a period of social interaction between the participants while consuming the meals prepared.
d) Adaptation to memory loss This is based on monthly 30-minute sessions, directed by a psychologist or a nurse, who will provide strategies that participants may use in their daily life to cope with memory loss.
e) Diagnosis of hearing impairment Before implementing the sessions of cognitive training, physical activity, nutrition education and adaption to memory loss, an audiologist will perform an audiogram to all participants. Those with auditive performance inferior to the reference values will be referred for a medical appointment with an otolaryngologist.
Strategies (a),(b), (c) and (d) will be implemented over a period of 10 months, in groups of 10 participants.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: João Firmino-Machado, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: +351 910961236
- Email: jfdmachado@arsnorte.min-saude.pt
Study Locations
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Porto, Portugal
- Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde do Porto Ocidental
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Contact:
- João Firmino-Machado, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: +351 910961236
- Email: jfdmachado@arsnorte.min-saude.pt
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion criteria:
a) Age 18-85 years;
b1) Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥ to two standard deviations below the normative reference value for the corresponding age and education level in the Portuguese population;
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b2) clinical diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment;
c) Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia Dementia Risk Score ≥ six points.
Exclusion criteria:
- medical disability that contraindicates physical activity;
- lack of autonomy in daily activities.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Non-pharmacological intervention
Non-pharmacological strategy, implemented in groups of 10 participants, over 10 consecutive months, based on five different interventions: cognitive training, physical activity; nutrition education; adaption to memory loss; detection and correction of hearing impairment. |
This comprises training using using the cogweb software, both in person and remotely: i) in person training: 30-minute sessions, supervised by a trained nurse, twice weekly . ii) remote training: unsupervised 30-minute sessions, to be performed at home at the participants will.
This is based on 60-minute sessions including aerobic, resistance, agility/balance and flexibility exercises, directed by a physical education teacher and supervised by a nurse, twice weekly.
This is based on monthly 180-minute sessions, directed by a nutritionist, comprising: i) Presentation and discussion of healthy and easy to cook recipes by the nutritionist; ii) Preparation of healthy meals by the participants, followed by a period of social interaction between the participants while consuming the meals prepared.
This is based on monthly 30-minute sessions, directed by a psychologist or a nurse, who will provide strategies that participants may use in their daily life to cope with memory loss.
Before implementing the sessions of cognitive training, physical activity, nutrition education and adaption to memory loss, an audiologist will perform an audiogram to all participants.
Those with auditive performance inferior to the reference values will be referred for a medical appointment with an otolaryngologist.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Cognitive performance 1
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's cognitive performance assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
This scale varies from 0 (worst cognitive performance) to 30 points (best cognitive performance).
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10 months
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Body mass index
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's body mass index between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
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10 months
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's self-reported adherence to the Mediterranean diet, assessed using the Mediterranean food pattern (PREDIMED) scale, between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
This scale varies from 0 (lowest adherence to the Mediterranean diet) to 14 points (highest adherence to the Mediterranean diet).
A score over 10 points indicates good adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
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10 months
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Number of steps
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's number of steps, assessed using a portable accelerometer, between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
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10 months
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Adherence to each intervention
Time Frame: 10 months
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Proportion of adherence to each intervention and component of each intervention, calculated as the number of sessions attended/total number of sessions implemented.
For remote cognitive training the outcome will be the absolute number of sessions.
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10 months
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Dropout
Time Frame: 10 months
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Proportion of participants who dropped out of the study, calculated as the number of participants who dropped out after attending at least one session/total number of participants who attended at least one session.
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10 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Cognitive performance 2
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's cognitive performance assessed using a neuropsychological battery, between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
This will be reported in the format of a Z-score, assuming positive and negative values.
Higher scores indicate better cognitive performance.
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10 months
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Memory complaints
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of the self-reported memory complaints, assessed using the self-reported memory complaints scale, between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
This scale varies from 0 (best score) to 21 points (worst score).
Scores over three points indicate the presence of self-reported memory complaints.
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10 months
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Anxiety and depression
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of the anxiety and depression scores, assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), between the baseline assessment and the end of follow-up.
This scale varies from 0 (best score) to 21 points (worst score).
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10 months
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Reported quality of life: EQ-5D scale
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's quality of life, assessed using the EuroQol Group scale - 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) scale, between the baseline assessment and 10 months after the beginning of the intervention.
This is assessed using two subscales: a) five multiple choice questions, with five response possibilities, which produce a score that varies from 5 (best score) to 25 points (worst score); b) visual analogic scale, that varies from 0 (worst score) to 100 (best score).
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10 months
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Handgrip strength
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's handgrip strength, assessed using a dynamometer, between the baseline assessment and 10 months after the beginning of the intervention.
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10 months
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Agility 1
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's agility and balance, assessed using the Time Up and Go Test scale, between the baseline assessment and 10 months after the beginning of the intervention.
This is measured in time units (seconds) and varies from 0 (best score) to infinite (worst score).
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10 months
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Agility 2
Time Frame: 10 months
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Variation of participant's agility and balance, assessed using the One Leg Balance Test, between the baseline assessment and 10 months after the beginning of the intervention.
This is measured in time units (seconds) and varies from 0 (best score) to infinite (worst score).
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10 months
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Time of follow-up
Time Frame: 10 months
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Number of days between the first and the last session attended by the participant.
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10 months
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Implemented sessions
Time Frame: 10 months
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Proportion of sessions implemented, calculated as the number of sessions that the research team was able to implement/total number of sessions planned.
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10 months
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Complete assessment of participants
Time Frame: 10 months
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For each study outcome, proportion of participants with complete information, calculated at baseline and different moments of follow-up, as the number of participants with complete information/total number of participants evaluated.
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10 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: João Firmino-Machado, MD, PhD, Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- EPIUnit_MIND_2019
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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