Mindfulness for Older Adults With Cognitive Concerns

NCT02902692 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 16/LO/0223
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study will examine the effects of a brief mindfulness based intervention (BMBI) on mood, memory and attention in comparison to a wait-list control (WLC) group. Participants for the study will be 90 adults aged 50 years and above who have presented at a memory clinic within SLaM NHS Trust with subjective cognitive concerns and/or those who have received a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from their memory clinic.

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Keywords

brief; mindfulness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Test of Everyday Attention

  The Test of Everyday Attention (TEA): Two subtests from the TEA (Robertson et al., 1994) will be used in the current study. Specifically, the Elevator Test will be used to measure sustained attention and the Visual Elevator Test will be used as a measure of attentional switching, and hence of cognitive flexibility. The TEA subtests are based on everyday life scenarios offering greater ecological validity. It has parallel forms which allow for repeat administration within short time periods reducing the impact of practice effects.

  Change in attention from Baseline to 1 Week

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)

  Change in anxiety and depression from Baseline to 1 Week

• Penn State Worry Questionnaire

  Change in worry from Baseline to 1 Week

• Short Form Health Survey

  Change in quality of life from Baseline to 1 Week

• The Trail Making Test Parts A&B

  Change in executive functioning from Baseline to 1 Week

• Digit Span Task

  Change in working memory from Baseline to 1 Week

Study Arms (1)

Brief Mindfulness

EXPERIMENTAL

45 minute brief mindfulness intervention (lead by study investigator) on day 1 followed by 7 days of 30 minute mindfulness practice at home (without study investigator)

Other: Brief Mindfulness

Interventions

Brief Mindfulness OTHER

15 minutes psycho-education about mindfulness and a small experiential exercise using a raisin. Following this, participants listen to a 30minute pre-recorded sitting meditation which encourages them to focus on their breath and the sounds around them. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the brief mindfulness intervention immediately or will be asked to wait one week before receiving the intervention.

Brief Mindfulness

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King's College London: lead

Study Sites (1)

South London and Maudsely NHS Memory Services

London, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cognitive Dysfunction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognition Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Rebecca Gould, PhD,DClinPsy

  King's College London

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Pearlene Ng, BSc

CONTACT

07562988867; pearlene.ng@kcl.ac.uk

Aisling Roche, BSc,MSc

CONTACT

07778485687; aisling.roche@kcl.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2016
• First Posted: September 16, 2016
• Study Start: April 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2017
• Study Completion: May 1, 2017
• Last Updated: September 16, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)