NCT05472831

Optimizing Cognition Via Exercise and Nutrition

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Investigators propose to test the preliminary efficacy of the refined BAILAMOS™ Latin dance program plus a culturally tailored MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay) program on cognitive function among older Latinos (ages 50+) at risk of cognitive decline. This project will test whether participants randomized to the BAILAMOS™ Latin dance plus MIND diet experience better cognitive outcomes than participants randomized to the BAILAMOS™ Latin dance plus a health education program.

Detailed description

By 2060, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Latinos is projected to increase by 832%. There is an urgent need to create non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of AD among Latinos. Physical activity (PA) and diet interventions (e.g. Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND)) have been shown to decrease the incidence of AD. Behavioral interventions that concomitantly target physical activity (PA) and diet have shown an improvement in cognitive function; however, these studies have not been conducted in older Latinos nor have they included culturally appropriate interventions. The need to test culturally appropriate PA and diet interventions that have the potential to reduce the loss of cognitive function in older Latinos, a group at elevated risk of health disparities, is of high public health importance. OCEAN (Optimizing Cognition via Exercise and Nutrition) is a 6-month multidomain (Latin dance plus MIND DIET) intervention delivered virtually to middle-aged and older Latinos. The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy of the refined BAILAMOS™ Latin dance program plus MIND (Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay)- a new program tailored for the protection of the brain. The impact of the combined program (intervention group (IG)) will be compared to a BAILAMOS™ plus health education (control group (CG)) on cognitive performance among middle-aged to older Latinos at risk of cognitive decline.

Conditions

• Cognitive Function 1, Social

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	BAILAMOS dance program plus MIND diet	The refined BAILAMOS program is a Latin dance, Spanish-language intervention that encompasses six dance styles (Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, Bachata, Salsa, Cumbia and Samba). The program meets twice weekly for 60 minutes per session during 6-months via Zoom. The experimental group will also receive one, 60 minute MIND diet session per week.
BEHAVIORAL	BAILAMOS dance program plus Health Education	The refined BAILAMOS program is a Latin dance, Spanish-language intervention that encompasses six dance styles (Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, Bachata, Salsa, Cumbia and Samba). The program meets twice weekly for 60 minutes per session during 6-months via Zoom. The experimental group will also receive one, 60 minute Health Education session per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-15
• Primary completion: 2024-10-19
• Completion: 2024-10-19
• First posted: 2022-07-25
• Last updated: 2025-08-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States