Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 60-85 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by David A Ziegler, PhD (ucsf)Christine Walsh, PhD (ucsf)
Headshot of David A Ziegler
David A Ziegler

Description

Summary

The goal of this proposed research is to collect pilot data to test the hypothesis that treatment with a novel form of closed-loop digital meditation (MediTrain) will lead to a greater magnitude of gains in cognitive abilities in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), compared to OA without cognitive impairment, and will lead to improvements in quantitative measures of sleep.

Official Title

A Pilot Study of the Impact of Personalized Digital Meditation on Improving Sleep and Reducing Stress in MCI

Keywords

MCI, Aging, meditation, sleep, stress, attention, cognition, memory, MediTrain, wrist worn multi-sensor watches, Sleep monitor

Eligibility

For people ages 60-85

  • comfortably ambulatory healthy physical condition
  • normal or corrected to normal visual
  • auditory acuity
  • fluency in spoken English
  • Between 60-85 years old
  • No neurological or psychiatric disorders
  • No substance abuse
  • Not taking anti-depressants
  • Not taking anti-anxiety medication
  • No history of seizures
  • No color blindness
  • No glaucoma
  • No macular degeneration
  • No amblyopia (lazy eye)
  • No strabismus (cross eyed)
  • Aneurysm clip(s)
  • No Cardiac pacemaker
  • No Implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
  • No Electronic implant or device
  • No Magnetically-activated implant or device
  • No Neurostimulation system
  • No Spinal cord stimulator
  • No Internal electrodes or wires
  • No Bone growth/bone fusion stimulator
  • No Cochlear, otologic, or other ear implant
  • No Insulin or other infusion pump
  • No Implanted drug infusion device
  • No type of prosthesis (eye, penile, etc.)
  • No Heart valve prosthesis
  • No Eyelid spring or wire
  • No Artificial or prosthetic limb
  • No Metallic stent, filter, or coil
  • No Shunt (spinal or intraventricular)
  • No Vascular access port and/or catheter
  • No Radiation seeds or implants
  • No Swan-Ganz or thermodilution catheter
  • No Medication patch (Nicotine, Nitroglycerine)
  • No metallic fragment or metallic foreign body in/on the body that can not be removed
  • No Wire mesh implant
  • No Tissue expander (e.g., breast)
  • No Surgical staples, clips, or metallic sutures
  • No Joint replacement (hip, knee, etc.)
  • No Bone/joint pin, screw, nail, wire, plate, etc.
  • No IUD, diaphragm, or pessary
  • No Dentures or partial plates that can not be removed
  • No Tattoo or permanent makeup
  • No Body piercing jewelry
  • No Claustrophobia

Location

  • University of California, San Francisco accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94158 United States

Lead Scientists at University of California Health

  • David A Ziegler, PhD (ucsf)
    Associate Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 34 research publications
  • Christine Walsh, PhD (ucsf)
    Associate Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 106 research publications

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT06633978
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 90 study participants
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