Natives Engaged in Alzheimers Research - 'Ike Kupuna (Elder Wisdom) Project
University of Hawaii
Summary
This study will conduct a group randomized trial to test the effects of a hula-based intervention in improving vascular risk factors for ADRD and cognitive complaints and function over 12 months.
Description
This study will conduct a pragmatic group-randomized trial (GRT) with NHPIs aged 50-75 years with at least 1 of 4 modifiable vascular risk factors for ADRD (hypertension, hyperglycemia, obesity, or dyslipidemia) and either SCI or MCI using a wait-list control design to test the effects of the hula-based intervention. The primary outcomes will be vascular risk factors for ADRD and subjective cognitive complaints. Secondary outcomes will include measures of cognitive performance, physical function, and mental health.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 50–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. self-reported Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander ancestry; 2. ages 50+ but not older than 75 (optimal age range for preventing future dementia in people with cognitive impairment, above 75 is not likely to benefit from this study given their advance age); 3. has subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI); 4. have a diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or obesity (body-mass-index ≥ 30 kg/m2); 5. physically able and willing to engage in moderate physical activity necessary for Hula; and 6. physician's approval to particip…
Interventions
- BehavioralOla Mau i ka Hula
The first 3 months of the hula-based intervention program was designed and standardized as a culturally-based physical activity (PA) that includes 15 minutes of ADRD education and intervention orientation with 12 weeks of hula lessons. These hula lessons consist of two 60-minute classes per week over 12 weeks. Each hula lesson will consist of 8 participants, providing them with the opportunity to engage-in this social support network. For the remaining 5 months of the Ola Mau i ka Hula Program, hula lessons led by the kumu hula will be reduced to once a month for 60 min. In addition, the intervention group will meet with a community-peer educator weekly over this 5-month period. Each meeting will be 90 minutes in length with 60 minutes of hula practice following the same format as previous classes, and 30 minutes will cover the PILI Lifestyle Plan curriculum and cultural-based cognitive exercises, alternating weekly.
Locations (3)
- Kula No Na Po'eHonolulu, Hawaii
- Kokua Kalihi ValleyHonolulu, Hawaii
- Hui No Ke Ola PonoWailuku, Hawaii