Brain games and tai chi tested for Early-Onset Alzheimer's
NCT ID NCT05573490
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether computerized brain training (BrainHQ) and Tai Chi-Qi Gong can improve memory, thinking, and mood in people with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Sixty participants aged 40-64 will be assigned to either the training program or an active control group. The goal is to see if these lifestyle interventions offer any benefit for cognitive function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Computerized cognitive training (BrainHQ) and Tai Chi-Qi Gong
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to ease memory and thinking problems in early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 people, so results may not apply widely. The interventions are not proven to slow or stop the disease itself.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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40 to 75 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: * Enrolled in the Longitudinal Early-Onset AD Study (LEADS) parent study, and being classified via LEADS consensus criteria as having amyloid-positive Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease * Aged 40-64 years at the time of enrollment into LEADS * Fluent in English * In good general health and absent another neurological disorder * Have a knowledgeable informant. * Have had a Clinical Dementia Rating scale of 0.5 to 1.0 at the time of enrollment into LEADS * Have sufficient vision, hearing, comprehension, and manual dexterity to participate in the testing and training program Exclusion Criteria: • Have access to the internet (e.g., home, family, public library, etc.) for less than 4 hours per week
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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