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The age-well randomized controlled trial of the Medit-ageing European project: effect of meditation or foreign language training on brain and mental health in older adults

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Poisnel, Géraldine, Arenaza‐Urquijo, Eider, Collette, Fabienne, Klimecki, Olga M., Marchant, Natalie L., Wirth, Miranka, de La Sayette, Vincent, Rauchs, Géraldine +8 more·2018·Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions

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INTRODUCTION: The Age-Well clinical trial is an ongoing monocentric, randomized, controlled trial aiming to assess an 18-month preventive meditation-based intervention directly targeting the attentional and emotional dimensions of aging to promote mental health and well-being in elderly people. METHODS: One hundred thirty-seven cognitively unimpaired older adults are randomized to either an 18-month meditation-based intervention, a structurally matched foreign language training, or a passive control arm. The impact of the intervention and underlying mechanisms are assessed with detailed cognitive, behavioral, biological, neuroimaging and sleep examinations. RESULTS: Recruitment began in late 2016 and ended in May 2018. The interventions are ongoing and will be completed by early 2020. DISCUSSION: This is the first trial addressing the emotional and cognitive dimension of aging with a long-term nonpharmacological approach and using comprehensive assessments to investigate the mechanisms. Results are expected to foster the development of preventive strategies reducing the negative impact of mental conditions and disorders.

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Poisnel, G., Arenaza‐Urquijo, E., Collette, F., Klimecki, O. M., Marchant, N. L., Wirth, M., de La Sayette, V., Rauchs, G., Salmon, E., Vuilleumier, P., Frison, E., Maillard, A., Vivien, D., Lutz, A., Chételat, G., & Medit‐Ageing Research Group
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • University of Liège (BE)
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • University College London (GB)
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
  • Université Normandie, Inserm, Université de Caen‐Normandie Inserm UMR‐S U1077, GIP Cyceron Caen France
  • GIGA‐CRC, In Vivo Imaging Université de Liège Liège Belgium
  • EUCLID/F‐CRIN Clinical Trials Platform University of Bordeaux, INSERM, Bordeaux Population Health Center Bordeaux France
  • Université de Bordeaux (FR)
  • Lyon Neuroscience Research Center INSERM U1028 CNRS UMR5292 Lyon University Lyon France
Corresponding author
  • Poisnel, Géraldine
  • Chételat, Gaël
Venue
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-01
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
714-723
ISSN
2352-8737 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2904520264
Cited by
103
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 7
FWCI
10.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Oskar-Bordeaux (Universite de Bordeaux) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Inserm
  • Horizon 2020
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
meditation, foreign language training, older adults, mental health, well-being, aging, attention, emotion regulation, cognitive aging, neuroimaging, sleep, non-pharmacological treatment, preventive interventions

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