Start:
Sept. 15, 2022
End:
April 2026
Enrollment:
192
This study will test whether hula dance, as a culturally based exercise program, can reduce dementia risk factors and memory problems in people of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island descent. Participants will be randomly assigned either to begin group hula lessons right away or to wait one year. After an initial assessment of cognition, physical, and mental health, all participants will attend a dementia risk education session. Hula lessons will begin with two one-hour classes each week for three months. Then for five months, the classes will occur once a month, with a weekly meeting with a peer health educator. Participants in the waitlist group will only receive the educational component of the program during the first year but will have the opportunity to complete the hula program the following year. Researchers will measure changes in cognitive function, mental health, blood pressure, diabetes blood markers, cholesterol, and body weight at three, eight, and 12 months.
Minimum Age: 50 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years
Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.
Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.
Hawaii | |
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Kula No Na Po'e
Honolulu,
HI
96813
Recruiting
Adrienne Dillard, PhD | |
Kokua Kalihi Valley
Honolulu,
HI
96819
Recruiting
Sheryl Yoshimura, RD | |
Hui No Ke Ola Pono
Wailuku,
HI
96793
Recruiting
Malia Purdy, PhD |
Lead: University of Hawaii
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05534607
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