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Race-Based Stress and Cognitive Training for MCI
Sponsor: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Summary
This a two phase project that aims to pilot a new adaptation (Phase 1) of Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (ME-CCT; an originally VA-based cognitive rehabilitation manualized intervention for older adults with MCI, with a focus on the impact of stress on cognitive functioning; that integrates components from the Race Based Stress and Empowerment (RBSE) group for an increased focus on race-based stress and discrimination for racial minority older adults (i.e., RBSEF-CCT-MCI). In a pilot open trial, 75-150 participants will receive group-based intervention for 8 weeks, with 8-10 participants per group. Following the pilot study, the investigators will complete a randomized controlled trial (RCT) (Phase 2) to compare the efficacy of the RBSEF-CCT-MCI with the ME-CCT. In the RCT, 75-150 participants will be randomized into either 1) The active control group, who will complete the original, ME-CCT training program, or 2) The experimental group, who will complete the newly developed RBSE-CCT-MCI. Both research groups will complete the interventions for 8 weeks, with 8-10 participants per group. Hypothesis: Participation in this newly developed/updated intervention (i.e., RBSEF-CCT-MCI) will result in improvements in both (a) subjective and (b) objective cognitive functioning, and (c) self-reported mental health symptoms.
Official title: Race Based Stress and Empowerment Focused Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
9
Start Date
2025-03-01
Completion Date
2028-03-15
Last Updated
2025-07-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Race Based Stress and Empowerment Focused Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (RBSEF-CCT-MCI)
RBSEF-CCT-MCI differs from ME-CCT in that this intervention integrates psychoeducation and strategies for processing and coping with race/ethnicity-related stressors, as part of the larger conversation in ME-CCT regarding stress, and how stress interferes with attention, learning, and subsequently one's subjective sense of memory.
Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (ME-CCT)
ME-CCT focuses on: 1. Cognitive training, psychotherapeutic, and lifestyle techniques. 2. Incorporates CCT techniques designed to help patients manage problems with memory, attention, and executive functions (i.e., organization, planning, decision-making, and problem-solving). 3. Includes mindfulness-based stress reduction practice which has been shown to improve cognitive and neuropsychiatric function in various populations.
Locations (1)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Chicago, Illinois, United States