Could a tailored lifestyle program ward off dementia?
NCT ID NCT07698431
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a brain health service designed to assess and reduce dementia risk in people aged 55 to 85 who have subjective cognitive decline (memory concerns without objective impairment). Participants are randomly assigned to either a personalized 6-month program—combining diet, exercise, sleep, social engagement, and cognitive training—or general prevention advice. The goal is to see if such a service is feasible and can lead to healthier lifestyle changes that may lower dementia risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention (personalized diet, physical activity, sleep, social engagement, cognitive stimulation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a scalable, personalized way to reduce dementia risk in people with early memory concerns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires significant participant commitment, and long-term benefits are not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged 55 to 85 with subjective cognitive complaints and normal screening test performance at the hospital. * Participants must have a minimal educational level for a neuropsychological assessment and a minimal digital literacy for the usage of smartphones, computers and Internet. Exclusion Criteria: * Objective cognitive impairment. * Clinically relevant neurological disorders. * Major psychiatric disorders. * History of drug/alcohol abuse. * Unstable medical conditions that could fully explain cognitive complaints, as determined by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fundació Pasqual Maragall
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, 08005, Spain
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