Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Let's Increase Fuerza (Strength) Through Exercise and Diet

90 participantsStarted 2025-09-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to conduct a 6-month randomized controlled trial among Latinos ages 50+ at risk for cognitive decline and compare the efficacy of a remote-delivered, culturally tailored Latin dance program and strength training coupled with a Mediterranean-Dash Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet (IG) compared to a Latin dance and MIND diet program (CG) on cognitive performance, CVD risk factors, MIND diet adherence, physical activity, biomarkers, and psychosocial outcomes. Participants will: * Randomly be placed in the intervention (IG) or control group (CG) * Have 2 pre and post intervention testing visits * Have weekly sessions during the 6-month trial

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

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Exclusion criteria

✕. uncontrolled illness including diabetes (e.g., participant reports high glucose levels despite treatment efforts), hypertension (e.g., participant is hypertensive while on medication or not adhering to medication), or thyroid disease (e.g., patient reports experiencing hyperthyroidism).
✕. history of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, or neurological diseases that preclude the participation in moderate intensity exercise

What they're measuring

Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test (Trennerry et al., 1989)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Word fluency Test (Welsh et al., 1994)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Digit Span Test (Wechsler, 1987)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Trail Making Test (A&B)

Timeframe: Change in scores from baseline to post-intervention 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06884501

SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-11-01

Contact for this trial

Susan Aguinaga, PhD

2173007238 saguina2@illinois.edu

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Older Adults (50-90 Years) trials

Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range50 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Exclusion criteria

✕. uncontrolled illness including diabetes (e.g., participant reports high glucose levels despite treatment efforts), hypertension (e.g., participant is hypertensive while on medication or not adhering to medication), or thyroid disease (e.g., patient reports experiencing hyperthyroidism).
✕. history of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, or neurological diseases that preclude the participation in moderate intensity exercise

What they're measuring

Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test (Trennerry et al., 1989)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Word fluency Test (Welsh et al., 1994)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Digit Span Test (Wechsler, 1987)

Timeframe: Change in score from baseline to 6 months

Trail Making Test (A&B)

Timeframe: Change in scores from baseline to post-intervention 6 months