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Study identifier: NCT05597124 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Exercise to Improve Brain Health in Older African Americans

Condition: Aging · Alzheimer Disease · Healthy Aging  ·  Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

PhasePhase 2
Planned participants280
Who can joinAll sexes, 60 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of different types of exercise on brain health and Alzheimer's risk in older African Americans. Specifically, the main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * What is the effect of a Cardio-Dance Fitness (CDF) vs. a Strength, Flexibility, and Balance (SFB) intervention on a cognitive marker of Alzheimer's risk, generalization? * What is the effect of the CDF vs. SFB intervention on a fMRI biomarker of Alzheimer's, neural flexibility, and do improvements in neural flexibility mediate improvements in generalization? * Do ABCA7 genotypic variations moderate the efficacy of the CDF vs. SFB intervention for reducing Alzheimer's risk? Participants will undergo-- at baseline and post-test-- health assessments, cognitive tests, and structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and a blood-draw to assess Alzheimer's risk biomarker levels.

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Talk to the study team

Bernadette A. Fausto, PhD  ·  (973) 944-0775  ·  bernadette.fausto@rutgers.edu

Jennifer Greene, MPH  ·  (973) 353-2257  ·  jag644@rutgers.edu

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Locations (1)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark campusNewark, New Jersey, United StatesRecruiting

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