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Lifestyle Intervention Program for Cognitive Impairment

Not Applicable
Conditions
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
Other: Lifestyle Intervention
Dietary Supplement: BBH-1001 Brain Health Supplement
Dietary Supplement: Brain Health Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02741804
Lead Sponsor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of the Lifestyle Intervention Study is to investigate the influence of a micronutrient supplement in combination with a comprehensive lifestyle intervention program on retinal amyloid, among patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Patients will be placed on supplement or placebo throughout their 18-month study participation. Patients will also be given lifestyle training on nutrition, physical activity, cognitive and social activity, meditation and sleep, which have all been proven to positively affect cognition over time. Throughout their participation, patients' cognitive functioning will be monitored with comprehensive imaging, neuropsychological testing, blood testing and study compliance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 55 years of age
  • Experiencing memory, or cognitive problems
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients < 55 years of age
  • Previously diagnosed dementia; suspected dementia after clinical assessment by study physician at screening visit
  • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score less than 20 points
  • Disorders affecting safe engagement in the intervention (e.g., malignant disease, major depression, psychiatric disease, symptomatic cardiovascular disease, revascularization within 1 year previously)
  • Unable to safely change diet
  • Patients without the means to visit the clinic on the assigned dates
  • Patients that cannot comply with the data gathering needs of the study
  • Severe loss of vision, hearing, or communicative ability
  • Disorders preventing cooperation as judged by the study physician
  • Coincident participation in another intervention trial
  • Allergy to any ingredient in the supplement or placebo (i.e. soybean oil)
  • Patients with gallstones due to possible interactions with turmeric
  • Participants who are unable to provide clearance from their physician to participate in the physical activity training, as well as confirmed by Dr. Sherzai during the neurological exam.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Brain Health PlaceboLifestyle InterventionPatients will be given a pill resembling the study supplement, but instead consisting of Soybean oil (608mg). Patients will take 4 softgels once per day for the entire study duration (18 months).
BBH-1001 Brain Health SupplementBBH-1001 Brain Health SupplementPatients will be given supplement containing ingredients all approved by the FDA: Turmeric (125mg), fisetin (16.65mg), green tea leaf extract (17.5mg), EPA (75mg), DHA (150mg) and Vitamin D3 (250IU). Patients will take 4 softgels once per day for entire study duration (18 months).
BBH-1001 Brain Health SupplementLifestyle InterventionPatients will be given supplement containing ingredients all approved by the FDA: Turmeric (125mg), fisetin (16.65mg), green tea leaf extract (17.5mg), EPA (75mg), DHA (150mg) and Vitamin D3 (250IU). Patients will take 4 softgels once per day for entire study duration (18 months).
Brain Health PlaceboBrain Health PlaceboPatients will be given a pill resembling the study supplement, but instead consisting of Soybean oil (608mg). Patients will take 4 softgels once per day for the entire study duration (18 months).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in retinal amyloid burden, as measured by retinal amyloid scan.baseline and 18 months

Patients will be given a retinal scan at baseline, 6 months, 12 months and end of study (18 months). The retinal scanner is an device that measures the buildup of amyloid proteins in the brain via imaging of the eye. The change in amyloid buildup between each time point will be measured to determine effect of the interventions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Neuropsychologybaseline and 18 months

1) Cognitive performance measured by Neuropsychological Test Battery, evaluating several cognitive domains, which are sensitive measures for mild cognitive changes

Diagnosis of Dementiabaseline and 7-10 years

2) Incidence dementia and Alzheimer's disease (according to standard criteria, NINCDS-ADRDA). An extended follow-up of at least 7-10 years is needed to investigate the effect of the intervention on this outcome.

Change in Neuroimagingbaseline and 18 months

3) Neuroimaging via data review (structural and functional brain MRI and FDG-PET).

Change in Lab Resultsbaseline and 18 months

4) Serum and plasma lab tests (inflammatory, metabolic, lipid and glucose metabolism, serum vitamin levels)

Change in Vascular Risk Factorsbaseline and 18 months

5) Vascular risk factor markers (blood pressure, blood glucose and HgA1c, lipid panel)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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