Tango for Alzheimer's Disease Patients' Caregivers
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Alzheimer Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 45 - 65 |
| Updated: | 8/24/2018 |
| Start Date: | September 19, 2017 |
| End Date: | July 2019 |
| Contact: | Madeleine Hackney, PhD |
| Email: | mehackn@emory.edu |
| Phone: | (404) 321-6111 |
Effects of Adapted Tango on African-American Women Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
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).
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).
The importance of informal family caregiving in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well-established.
African-American caregivers are most often middle aged adult children of AD patients (vs.
spouses), women, and are at higher risk for chronic health problems. AD lifestyle
interventions offer an alternative to medication, and are generally affordable, accessible,
and adaptable to the lives of caregivers. To date, most non-pharmaceutical interventions have
focused on exercise and nutrition, both of which have proven to be highly successful in
conferring AD related benefits and decreasing AD risk.
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.
African-American caregivers are most often middle aged adult children of AD patients (vs.
spouses), women, and are at higher risk for chronic health problems. AD lifestyle
interventions offer an alternative to medication, and are generally affordable, accessible,
and adaptable to the lives of caregivers. To date, most non-pharmaceutical interventions have
focused on exercise and nutrition, both of which have proven to be highly successful in
conferring AD related benefits and decreasing AD risk.
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.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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
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