Status:

COMPLETED

Multicultural Healthy Diet to Reduce Cognitive Decline

Lead Sponsor:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Penn State University

Kaiser Permanente

Conditions:

Diet Modification

Cognitive Decline

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial is designed to investigate whether the Multicultural Healthy Diet (MHD), an anti-Inflammatory diet tailored to a multi-cultural population, can imp...

Detailed Description

The Multicultural Healthy Diet (MHD) is a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial designed to test the effects of an 18 month intervention on cognitive function among 290 middle-aged individuals (4...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • living, working, attending school or visiting Co-op City, Bronx (e.g. for shopping, doctors' visits, etc.) or communities neighboring Co-op City and between 40-65 yr of age
  • willingness to accept assignment to intervention or comparison diet group
  • willingness to participate in a study where weight loss is not a primary goal

Exclusion

  • cognitively impaired
  • history of traumatic brain injury
  • psychiatric illness
  • history of diabetes and experiencing hypoglycemia
  • liver disease
  • uncontrolled hypertension as defined as blood pressure \> 140/90 mm Hg
  • history of cardiovascular disease that affects physical functioning
  • severe chronic illness
  • low literacy
  • history of alcohol or drug dependence
  • hematologic disease or malignancy not in remission for more than 5 years
  • visual, auditory, or motor impairment that precludes cognitive testing.
  • chronic kidney disease on dialysis or special diet

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 2 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

393 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03240406

Start Date

October 2 2018

End Date

August 30 2023

Last Update

December 12 2024

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461