Sharing History Through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP) Pilot Program

NCT05906654 | Completed Early Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: 00011936
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

SHARP is a neighborhood-based and technology-supported approach to brain health for older Black adults that integrates walking and image-prompted social reminiscence to maintain or improve brain health.

Conditions

Cognitive Change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility

  Program readiness scale - how close is the program to being ready to deploy to other older Black Americans?

  24 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants engage in walking and conversational reminiscence three times per week

Behavioral: Sharing History through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP)

Interventions

Sharing History through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP) BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral intervention to increase physical and social activity. In triads, participants walk 1-mile neighborhood routes three times per week and engage in image-based conversational reminiscence.

Also known as: SHARP

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identified African American
• \> 55 years old
• A long-time resident (\>10 cumulative years) of Portland's historically black neighborhoods (currently or in within the last 10 years)
• Without symptoms of and without a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (they must be preclinical subjects),
• Without serious cognitive impairment and must score \> 24 on the age-education adjusted Mini-Mental State Exam
• Has internet access in the home.
• Able to ambulate independently, without walking aids
• Able to sustain walking at a moderate pace for 45 minutes.

You may not qualify if:

• Serious or unstable medical condition (such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, or severe arthritis) where participation in the trial would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose a significant health risk to the subject.
• Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, or other dementing illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Carder, P., Croff, R., Tuttle, A., Towns, J. (2022) Walking and Talking: Recommendations for Doing Mobile Interviews with Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Environment, DOI: 10.1080/26892618.2022.2030844

  BACKGROUND

• Croff RL, Witter Iv P, Walker ML, Francois E, Quinn C, Riley TC, Sharma NF, Kaye JA. Things Are Changing so Fast: Integrative Technology for Preserving Cognitive Health and Community History. Gerontologist. 2019 Jan 9;59(1):147-157. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny069.

  PMID: 29961887 RESULT

• Croff R, Aron S, Wachana A, Fuller P, Mattek N, Towns J, Kaye J. Walking and Social Reminiscence in Gentrifying Neighborhoods: Feasibility and Impact on Cognitive, Physical, and Mental Health Among Older Black Adults in the SHARP Study. Gerontologist. 2024 Sep 1;64(9):gnae019. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae019.

  PMID: 38412543 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: 21 individuals without cognitive impairment engage in the study intervention over 24 weeks

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2023
• First Posted: June 18, 2023
• Study Start: February 5, 2016
• Primary Completion: April 25, 2017
• Study Completion: July 30, 2018
• Last Updated: June 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share