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NCT06492967
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LatAm-FINGERS Initiative for Cognitive Change

Sponsor: Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Currently, 40% of global dementia cases can be prevented through lifestyle changes, with Latin America having a 56% potential reduction due to its high-risk factors. At the moment, there are no medications that halt the clinical expression of dementia. LatAm-FINGERS, a multicenter study across 12 Latin American countries, aims to study the feasibility of an intervention modifying lifestyle in individuals aged 60 to 77 at risk of dementia. Success could influence public policy on clinical care for older adults.

Official title: Latin American Lifestyle Intervention Initiative to Reduce the Risk and Prevent Cognitive Impairment.

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

60 Years - 77 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

1200

Start Date

2021-09-01

Completion Date

2027-12-01

Last Updated

2024-07-09

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Systematic Lifestyle Intervention

Lifestyle intervention that involves providing participants with education, support, and tangible tools to assist them in developing and carrying out healthier lifestyle practices.

BEHAVIORAL

Flexible Lifestyle Intervention

Lifestyle intervention that involves a structured program of diet, physical and cognitive exercise, and management of cardiometabolic risks.

Locations (13)

Fleni

Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, Argentina

Centro Neurológico Mente Activa

La Paz, Bolivia

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine

São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Antioquia University

Antioquia, Colombia

Hospital Clínica Bíblica

San José, Costa Rica

Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Neuromedicenter - Cognitive Disorders Unit

Quito, Ecuador

Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez

Mexico City, Mexico

Instituto Peruano de Neurociencas

Lima, Peru

Universidad de Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Clínica de la Memoria - Hospital Británico

Montevideo, Uruguay