Stress-Busting program shows promise for memory health
NCT ID NCT05845918
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested a 12-month lifestyle program (PRISEM) for 45 older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The program included group and individual activities focused on health education, nutrition, exercise, and stress management. The main goal was to see if the program was feasible and acceptable, and to measure changes in stress, blood vessel health, and thinking skills.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age: 50 years or older * Fluency in English * African American or White * MCI will be defined as subjective memory complaints with a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) 19- 25 * Prior diagnosis of MCI * Participants would be sedentary at baseline (self-report of \<30 minutes of structured physical activity \<3 times per week in the last 6 months) and have poor Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet scores (using the MIND diet screener) Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia diagnosis or reversible causes of dementia (e.g., if the patient has hypothyroidism or low vitamin B12 that is contributing to the subject's cognitive impairment) * Active medical or psychiatric diseases that in the judgment of the investigator would affect the safety of the subject or scientific integrity of the study (e.g., actively manic patient) * Uncontrolled medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, reflected by poor exercise tolerance and shortness of breath * Any physical ailment, such as stroke with residual impairment, that is a barrier to performing study procedures and attending sessions * History of brain lesions, stroke, or major head trauma in the past year * Those who are unable to demonstrate that they understood the details of the study (i.e., lack of decisional- capacity to consent) or linguistic limitations * Pregnant women, prisoners, and adults unable to consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory Dunwoody Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia, 30338, United States
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Emory Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (GADRC)
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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