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The BrainHealth Project - Pilot Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Online SMART & Stress Solutions for Healthy. Completed, enrolled 180 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The proposed project is a pilot study in preparation for a larger study called The BrainHealth Project. The BrainHealth Project will be a prospective, longitudinal (10 yr) study focused on identifying determinants of brain health. Over the 4-month time commitment of this pilot study, 200 participants will complete online cognitive testing \& functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 2 time points (pre- and post-intervention). Up to 200 participants will complete online cognitive testing at 2 time points (pre- and post-intervention) and no fMRI. In between those time points, all participants will participate in online training and education regarding ways to optimize brain health, as well as overall health. Online training that will be recommended to participants include the following: (1) Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART) teaches meta-cognitive strategies for individuals to apply to their daily lives for improved performance; and (2) Stress Solutions provides individuals with practical tools to reduce stress, build resilience and improve quality of life. The main objectives are: (i) to characterize lifestyle, cognitive, and behavioral markers related to an individual's cognitive function from adolescent to elderly ages, (ii) to assess the neural/biological determinants predictive of maintenance of brain health, and (iii) to evaluate the impact of available cognitive and lifestyle interventions on improving and maintaining brain health.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
1\. On-line SMART - (Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training) is a curriculum that teaches strategies of how to use the brain better, in such a way that may improve brain health and performance. SMART strives to achieve optimal cognitive function realized by the brain's ability to efficiently manage complex information by abstracting its essential meaning rather than attempting to memorize details, and to prioritize the information in order to attend to the most relevant parts. 2. Stress Solutions - provides individuals with practical tools to enhance performance, reduce stress, build resilience and improve quality of life.