STUDIES RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS

STUDIES RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS

Whether you are a person living with a form of dementia, a person at risk of developing dementia, a caregiver to a person with dementia or a healthy older adult, you can help the research conducted in the field. Studies are available in a wide variety of subjects, and schedules. Here are studies conducted by CCNA members, trainees and collaborators that are recruiting participants and their coordinates.

 

Virtual reality at home intervention study

Are you an individual diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia or a family care partner of the person diagnosed? We would like you and your family member
to participate in our VRx@Home Study!

Duration: 5 Weeks (~2 to 3 hrs/wk)
Compensation:$300 per family

Contact:  (416) 597-3422 x7887 / raheleh.saryazdi@uhn.ca

Stress, Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Study

This study aims to examine the impact of stress across the lifespan on cognitive function among older adults ages 60+ without cognitive impairment, as well as the moderating role of engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviours in the relationship between stress and cognitive function.

The study is entirely online and participants must be 60+ with access to a computer with Internet connection. Participation includes a short eligibility screener, and if eligible, a demographic and health questionnaire, 3 online cognitive tasks, and questionnaires on stress levels and lifestyle behaviours.

The study takes about 1 hour to complete.

For more information or to register in this study, please send an email to Danielle D’Amico.

 

 

Brain in Motion II Study

The Brain In Motion 2 Study is examining the relationship between exercise, cerebral blood flow, and cognition in older adults who are at increased risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias and the role that exercise might play in the prevention of cognitive decline.

The team is looking for 264 individuals to volunteer in an 18-month randomized controlled trial, which includes either a six-month aerobic exercise program, or a six-month stretch and strength program. All parking expenses, as well as access and supervised training at the University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, or 1-2 other community-based facilities will be covered by the study.

For more information on the Brain in Motion II Study, click here.

 

New Brunswick Brain Health Initiative: Preventing Alzheimer’s by Lessening Modifiable Risk (NB-PALM)  

Through the New Brunswick Brain Health Initiative: Preventing Alzheimer’s by Lessening Modifiable Risk (NB-PALM), older New Brunswickers at risk of dementia will have the chance to take part in brain health research. Research projects will provide education and diet, exercise, and sleep strategies as well as brain exercises. Researchers will see if these changes can improve brain health.

This project will address dementia in New Brunswick in three ways.

  • It will show how to provide effective community engagement strategies.
  • It will identify the best ways to deliver prevention strategies.
  • It will identify communities where those strategies could help to reduce Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.

For more information on NB-PALM, click here.

 

A Pilot Study Assessing the Benefits of a Dementia Caregiver Educational Brochure on Decreased Empathy and Emotion Recognition in Patients with Neurodegenerative Disease 

This study evaluates an educational brochure tailored to caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease dementia, Lewy body disease, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular disease dementia. The goal of the brochure is educating caregivers about the decreased ability to detect emotion and decreased empathy that can be seen in dementia, increasing caregiver competence in providing care, and teaching caregivers ways to manage over time that lessens burden and improves quality of life.

This study is conducted by a CCNA member thru the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance. For more information, click here.

 

Online Brain Health Assessment Study

Cogniciti, a CCNA collaborator, invites participants to take part in an online study to help validate a cognitive test of memory and attention. Participants can take the test in either English or French. Cogniciti’s Brain Health Assessment was designed by scientists at Baycrest Hospital, Toronto, Ontario and is meant to be sensitive to the subtle cognitive changes associated with aging. This study requires participants to complete this assessment in their preferred language twice (once on the first day, and 1 week after) and takes ~30 min to complete for each day. Participants will be asked to complete a fluency test once and the Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment twice.

To be eligible participants must be:

  • Between the ages of 20 and 89
  • Must be fluent in English and/or French
  • Must reside in Ontario or New Brunswick
  • Comfortable using a computer and have internet access

If you are interested in participating in this study and for more information, please contact us by email.

 

Stopped recruitment

The following studies have either stopped or haven’t yet opened their recruitment procedure. We will keep you informed of any further development.

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