Can a mix of diet, exercise, and brain games keep aging minds sharp?
NCT ID NCT07661472
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study evaluates a program called the FINGER model, which combines physical activity, cognitive training, dietary advice, social activities, and monitoring of heart health. Researchers are comparing this full program to a simpler version in older adults aged 65 and over. The goal is to see if the program helps maintain cognitive function, health, and well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FINGER model (multidomain lifestyle intervention: physical activity, cognitive training, diet, social activity, cardiovascular risk monitoring)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, community-based program to help older adults maintain cognitive function and overall health.
- What could go wrong
- Previous studies have shown mixed results, with some finding no clear effect on cognition or dementia. This is a small, observational study, so results may not be widely applicable.
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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 180 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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Mar 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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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: * older person is 65 years or older, registered as a resident in Bollnäs Municipality, and responds to questions about lifestyle habits, well-being, memory, and cardiovascular diseases. Participants must also be able to take responsibility for their own transport to and from physical meetings, have access to their own digital device, such as a smartphone, computer, or iPad, and have the time and opportunity to attend weekly sessions over a period of nine months. For participation in the research study, participants must also be able to take part in an interview in Swedish, complete a questionnaire, and provide informed consent. For participants who are only included in the questionnaire-based part of the study, the criteria are the ability to complete a questionnaire and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * if the person has cognitive impairment or dementia to such an extent that an interview is not considered possible or ethically appropriate, has pronounced communication difficulties that make an interview impossible, and/or requires an interpreter.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Gävle
Gävle, Sweden
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