Encouraging Cognitive Screenings at African American Churches

NCT05037578 | Completed Phase 1 Results

• 1 other identifier: 2017382 KC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This pilot study plans to examine feasibility and outcomes of a culturally/religiously-tailored church-based dementia screening intervention among older adult African American church members and community members who use church outreach services in 4 African American churches.

Conditions

Dementia; Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of Participants Who Received a Cognitive Screening

  Question at 4 months from baseline asking whether the participant has received a cognitive screening within the last 4 months

  4 months from baseline

• Number of Participants Who Were Linked to Care Services

  Question at 4 months from baseline asking whether the participant has received a linkage to care services within the last 4 months

  4 months from baseline

Study Arms (2)

Project Grace

EXPERIMENTAL

This intervention will be delivered through church-based multilevel activities by trained church leaders using religiously/ culturally-tailored study materials (sermon guides, responsive readings, educational games, brochures, educational/testimonial videos) packaged in a culturally-tailored. Intervention churches will receive the Project Grace Tool Kit and intervention implementation directions to seek cognitive screening. These churches will hold a Project Grace Kickoff event, where a sermon, and other tool kit materials will be distributed. After the Kick-off, liaisons will deliver 1-2 Tool Kit materials/activities per month through targeted multilevel church activities over 4 months. Delivery of intervention components will coincide with existing, multilevel activities that occur in churches through: a) church-wide services, b) outreach ministry groups; and c) individual level activities (e.g., text/voice/email health promotion messages from church) over 4 months.

Behavioral: Project Grace

Standard Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard information churches will receive standard dementia education information. These churches will receive: a) non-tailored project materials collected from mental health organizations and b) standard community-based mental health screening events) coordinated by their Community Health Liaisons. These churches will receive all Project Grace Tool Kit materials and implementation training after the completion of assessments.

Behavioral: Project Grace

Interventions

Project Grace BEHAVIORAL

A multilevel church-based intervention to encourage cognitive screens and brain health.

Project Grace; Standard Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥55
• Regular church member (attending church \> monthly) or community member receiving church outreach services (\>3 times annually)
• Willing to participate in two surveys (baseline and 4 months)
• Willing to provide contact information for at least 2 other persons
• Residing in the Kansas City metropolitan area
• Provide a working contact email address or number

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kansas Medical Center: lead
• University of Missouri, Kansas City: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

School of Medicine, UMKC

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Jaime Perales Puchalt
• Organization: University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

jperales@kumc.edu

913-588-3716

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2021
• First Posted: September 8, 2021
• Study Start: July 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 19, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: May 26, 2023
• Results First Posted: May 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)