Memory shield: turmeric and brain games may ward off cognitive decline in At-Risk seniors
NCT ID NCT07284316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of aerobic exercise, cognitive training, and turmeric (with black pepper) can prevent memory decline in adults aged 55-70 who have insulin resistance and self-reported memory concerns. Participants will follow a 24-week program, repeated after a year, and researchers will measure changes in thinking skills, insulin resistance, and markers of inflammation. The goal is to find a practical way to reduce dementia risk in a high-risk population.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 70 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Minimum Age: 55 Years Maximum Age: 70 Years Sex: All Gender Based: No Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No Criteria: Inclusion criteria. * 1\. With 55-70 years of age. * 2\. They have self-reported cognitive concerns (ie, have answered "yes" to the question: "Do you feel like your memory or thinking skills have gotten worse recently?"). * 3\. The participant has insulin resistance measured with HOMA IR index \> 2.5. * 4\. They demonstrate functional independence in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. * 5\. They have symptoms or signs of underlying cognitive dysfunction without a diagnosis of dementia (ie, confirmed by a review of their health records and a Mini Mental State Exam \[MMSE\] score\> 24). * 6\. If the participant are a woman, one year after having gone through menopause. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. With depression (score\> 15 according to the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale - Revised \[CESD-R\]). * 2\. With clinically significant neurological or psychiatric disorders (eg, Parkinson's, schizophrenia). * 3\. With a recent severe cardiovascular event (eg, myocardial infarction, stroke). * 4\. With a major orthopedic condition (eg, severe osteoarthritis). * 5\. With blood pressure that is unsafe for exercise (ie,\> 180/100 mmHg or \<100/60 mmHg). * 6\. With a severe visual or auditory impairment. * 7\. With an unwillingness to adhere to the intervention schedules. * 8\. Patients with active cancer, who are undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or other treatments aimed at eradicating cancer and who have been undergoing treatment during the last year. * 9\. Elimination: participants with incomplete data and who have not complied with the intervention by 80%.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, unidad de investigación en epidemiología y servicio de salud.
Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, 06720, Mexico
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