Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06479174

Cognitive Strategies for Optimizing Brain Health And Managing Transgenerational Vascular Risk Factors Post-Stroke

Led by University of New Mexico · Updated on 2026-02-11

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

141 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

People living with the cognitive effects of stroke are at risk for recurrent stroke and further cognitive decline. Also problematic is that stroke risk clusters in families and biological family members of people who have ischemic stroke may also be at increased risk of stroke and/or cognitive decline. The primary goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a virtually delivered cognitive strategy training and health coaching program to reduce vascular risk and promote brain health in persons with stroke and their biological family members.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Cognitive Strategies for Optimizing Brain Health And Managing Transgenerational Vascular Risk Factors Post-Stroke

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Primary diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
  • Cognitive impairment indicated by a score greater than 1 on the Quick Executive Interview telephone screener
  • No severe aphasia, with a score of 0 or 1 on the NIH Stroke Scale
  • No pre-stroke dementia as reported by the client
  • No major anxiety or depressive disorder based on PHQ-9 and GAD-7 assessments
  • No drug or alcohol misuse within 3 months prior to the study based on AUDIT and DAST
  • Age greater than 40 years
  • Having at least one biological family member who meets the targeted family member criteria
  • Eligible for MRI and Remote Supervised-transcranial Direct Current Stimulation if participating in CHAMPS-TR plus RS-tDCS (e.g., not pregnant, no intracranial metal implants, no skin lesions at stimulation sites, no severe cardiopulmonary, renal, or hepatic disease, no pacemakers, and no medical reasons preventing MRI or tDCS
  • Targeted family member must be at least 18 years old
  • Targeted family member must be a biological relative of the person with stroke
  • Targeted family member must have no dementia as reported by the client
  • Targeted family member must have no major anxiety or depressive disorder based on PHQ-9 and GAD-7
  • Targeted family member must have no drug or alcohol misuse within 3 months prior to the study based on AUDIT and DAST
  • Targeted family member must be greater than 18 years of age
  • Targeted family member must have a sibling or parent who had an ischemic stroke
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Not able to read, speak, and understand English
  • No access to video-conference software on a computer or smart device

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131

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Research Team

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Suzanne Burns, PhD

CONTACT

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Tim Dionne, PhD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

2

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