Mindfulness to Enhance Cognitive Health in Latino Older Adults

Summary

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.

Interventions

• mindfulness · BEHAVIORAL

  MBSR: Mindfulness Program A novel and culturally-adapted version of the well-validated mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course will be used for the intervention. The adapted program curriculum embeds core MBSR principles and practices within a culturally responsive didactic framework developed directly from community focus-group feedback. The course will be delivered via a group meeting across 8 weeks, with weekly classes held at a local community center. All classes will be held in hybrid format, with most participants attending in person, but with a live-stream option offered via Zoom.

Published eligibility criteria

Verbatim from the registry. Only the site can decide how these apply to a specific patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

* 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

Exclusion Criteria:

* 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).

Sites (1)

• Washington University, St Louis, Missouri · RECRUITING