Tango for Alzheimer's Disease Patients' Caregivers

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT03269149

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The goal of the project is to determine the extent to which indices of inflammatory biomarkers, cognition and mood, are influenced by a partnered, dance-based intervention vs control condition in African American (AA) female family caregivers, at high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Official Title

Effects of Adapted Tango on African-American Women Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: 45 to 65
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. * Women family caregivers from the Emory ADRC and Dr. Wharton's studies of Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregivers* Parental diagnosis 'probable AD'* African-American* 45-65 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
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Investigator(s)

Sharon Sha, MD, MS
Sharon Sha, MD, MS
Memory disorders specialist, Movement disorders specialist
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology

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