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Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults
Led by Washington University School of Medicine · Updated on 2026-05-11
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
85 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial 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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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
You will not qualify if you...
- 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).
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130
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Research Team
T
Todd S Braver, Ph.D.
CONTACT
D
Diana Parra Perez, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
0
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