NCT07099040 · NOT YET RECRUITING
Community-based Multi-domain Intervention to Detect and Delay Cognitive Decline in Community-dwelling Older Adults: A Pilot Study
This pilot study, based in Singapore, is testing whether a combination of social support, health coaching, physical activity, and cognitive exercises can help detect and slow cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and up who have memory concerns or mild cognitive impairment. It also involves their caregivers and community volunteers. As a pilot, it is an early feasibility test — researchers are checking whether this kind of program can realistically be run at scale, not yet proving it works.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria Older Adults: * 60 years and older with cognitive concerns or (self-reported or observer reported), * English and/or Mandarin speaking, * no physical disabilities that preclude study participation, * willing to complete all study-related activities, * no known diagnosis of major cognitive impairment, * able to provide consent. Caregivers: * 21 years and older, * English and/or Mandarin speaking, * able to provide consent * have at least 6-month experience of taking care of older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Service providers: * 21 years and older, * English and/or Mandarin speaking, * able to provide consent. Youth Volunteers: * volunteers from Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) * English and/or Mandarin speaking, * able to provide assent Exclusion Criteria: Older adults * Known diagnosis of moderate dementia and above, * Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score \<18, * Has difficulty in basic activities of daily living, * disorders that affects safe engagement in the intervention (e.g. symptomatic cardiovascular disease, revascularization within 1 year, major depression or anxiety with ongoing treatment, underlying malignancy), * Severe vision or hearing impairment or any other disorders preventing cooperation as judged by the study team, * Major illness with life expectancy \<6 months, * Institutionalized, * Planned major surgery within the duration of the multi-domain intervention, * Physical disabilities that preclude study participation. Caregivers: * aged below 21 years old, * not being the primary family caregiver of at least one older individual, * not being able to read, write, and converse in English/Mandarin, * their family members (older adults) have not participated in the pilot test for at least one month (1 session of cognitive activity/week, 2 sessions of physical activity/week). Care providers: * not working for the older population, * Not being able to read, write, and converse in English/Mandarin, * have not provided service during the period of the pilot test for at least one month (1 session of cognitive activity/week, 2 sessions of physical activity/week).
The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.
Eligibility criteria as of 2025-08-01