Can a healthy lifestyle boost Caregivers' mental health?
NCT ID NCT07627386
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a healthy lifestyle program for people aged 65+ who care for a spouse with cognitive impairment. The program includes exercise, social activities, brain training, heart health management, and diet advice. Researchers want to see if it improves mental well-being and reduces dementia risk compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multidomain lifestyle intervention (physical activity, social activities, cognitive training, cardiovascular health management, dietary guidance)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to improve mental health and lower dementia risk for older caregivers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (100 people) that hasn't started yet, so results are uncertain and may not apply to all caregivers.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Aged 65 and older. * Caregiver for a spouse with cognitive impairment. * Live in the same household with the care recipient. * The presence of modifiable risk factors for health: at least one self-reported lifestyle-related risk factor, or self-reported CAIDE dementia risk scores of 6 or higher, or a self-reported burdensome caregiving situation. Exclusion Criteria: * A medication for Alzheimer's disease or diagnosis of dementia or suspected dementia (such as referral to or ongoing assessment process at memory clinic, or MoCa \< 18 points). * Any health condition affecting safe engagement in the intervention, or the caregiving situation is such that specialised social or health care services are needed before safe engagement in the intervention can be ensured, according to clinical judgement.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Nursing Science
RECRUITINGKuopio, 70210, Finland
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