NCT05037578

Encouraging Cognitive Screenings at African American Churches

A Church-based Intervention for Increasing Screening for Dementia Among African American Older Adults (ADC Pilot): Project Grace

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 99 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This pilot study plans to examine feasibility and outcomes of a culturally/religiously-tailored church-based dementia screening intervention among older adult African American church members and community members who use church outreach services in 4 African American churches.

Detailed description

The primary aim of this study is to conduct an exploratory pilot study to examine feasibility and outcomes of a culturally/religiously-tailored church-based dementia screening intervention among older adult African American church members and community members who use church outreach services in 4 African American churches (N=100). Our secondary outcomes are to assess the impact of the intervention on dementia-related stigma and linkage to care. Intervention content is based on the Theory of Planned Behavior; intervention delivery is based on the Social-Ecological Model - both guided by a faith community engagement approach. Trained faith leaders will deliver the tailored intervention through multilevel church outlets: individual self-help resources (e.g., risk checklist, commitment to screening cards); group ministry discussion guides/seminar on dementia; church-wide services using sermon guides, responsive readings, and church bulletin inserts; and church-community level text messages, dementia screening, and linkage to care services. Two screening events will be held at each church. We will also conduct a process evaluation that will include post-test study focus groups. Specific Aim 1. Test a religiously/culturally-tailored, church-based dementia screening intervention on receipt of dementia screening, stigma, and linkage to care use among an older adult African American church-populations at 4 months. Hypothesis. The tailored church-based dementia screening intervention will evidence increased screening and linkage to care rates, and lower dementia-related stigma beliefs at 4 months. Specific Aim 2. Evaluate predictors of receipt of dementia screening at 4 months among older adult African American church-populations to determine modifiable screening facilitators/barriers. Specific Aim 3. Conduct a process evaluation to examine study intervention implementation facilitators, barriers, and dose along with exposure and satisfaction to identify essential intervention components.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Project Grace	A multilevel church-based intervention to encourage cognitive screens and brain health.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2021-06-19
• Completion: 2021-06-30
• First posted: 2021-09-08
• Last updated: 2023-05-26
• Results posted: 2023-05-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States