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Music for Sleep in Dementia

Posted on by Manda Hufstedler

Music Sleep Study

Do you care for someone with memory problems who also has trouble sleeping?

The goal of this in-home research study is to introduce music that promotes healthy sleep and improves overall well-being of adults with memory loss.

About the Study

You will be randomized (like a flip of a coin) into either the treatment or control group.

  • Treatment Group
    • Listen to music for four weeks with a three-month follow-up
    • Collect saliva samples for two consecutive days at the beginning and at the end of a four-week period
  • Control Group
    • Learn more about sleep hygiene for four weeks with a three-month follow-up
    • No collection of saliva sample
  • At the end of four weeks, you will be asked questions about your experience with the mobile application, which includes a short interview over Zoom.
  • Upon completion of the study, you will receive a gift card for a total of either $250 (Treatment Group) or $200 (Control Group).

Who is eligible for the study?

People who qualify:

  • Care for someone with memory problems who lives at home and has trouble sleeping
  • Care for someone age 60 or over

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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Brain Stimulation to Enhance Memory

Posted on by Manda Hufstedler

Memory and Brain Stimulation Study

This study is currently enrolling individuals with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and healthy people (ages 18-75 years) to evaluate interactions of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with memory function.

Participation includes an MRI and EEG recordings of brain function. Compensation is available.

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Black American United Memory & Aging Project

Posted on by Manda Hufstedler

Black American United Memory & Aging Project

This study was developed to identify social, cultural, behavioral, environmental, and biological factors that may affect our memory as we age and put some people at a greater risk for memory loss.

Did you know that Alzheimer’s disease is the 4th leading cause of death among older Black Americans?

This is particularly alarming given that Black Americans:

  • Are two times more likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Are diagnosed in the later stages of the disease.
  • They present with greater memory impairment when they see a doctor and are diagnosed at later disease stages compared to whites.

What the study will learn from this project will help researchers in the future better understand how to treat the disease and, hopefully, one day, how to cure it.

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:

  • Identify as a Non-Hispanic Black American
  • Are age 55 and older
  • Have not been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or any type of dementia

Participants will be compensated.

 

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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