Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet in Stroke Patients Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Rush University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Chicago

Advocate Hospital System

Conditions:

Cognitive Decline

Dementia, Vascular

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To test the effects of a 2- to 3-year intervention of the MIND diet versus usual post-stroke care on cognitive decline, the characteristic feature of dementia, and on brain biomarkers of Alzheimer's D...

Detailed Description

The Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND in Stroke patients is designed to test the effects of a 2-3 year intervention of a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH diets...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women, 55 years of age - inclusive- or older
  • Acute stroke as defined by an acute focal neurological deficit in combination with one of the following: acute ischemic infarct (stroke) as documented by either a DWl positive lesion on MR imaging or a new lesion on a delayed CT scan
  • Written informed consent by patient prior to study participation
  • Willingness to complete all assessments and participate in follow-up
  • Willing to participate and give informed consent
  • Adequate Visual and auditory acuity to undergo neuropsychological testing
  • Exclusion criteria
  • CDR\>=0.5
  • Nuts, berries, olive oil, or fish allergies
  • Use of medications to treat Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease
  • Aphasia
  • Conditions of psychosis or bipolar disorder judged by study investigators to potentially interfere with study compliance over 3 years
  • Report of alcohol or substance abuse within six months, or heavy alcohol consumption (\>2 drinks/d women; \>3 drinks/d men)
  • Unstable or recent onset of cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction within six months or presence of congestive heart failure (Stages II-IV)
  • Cancer treatment \<= 5 years except non-melanoma skin cancer , basal cell skin cancer (this criterion may be waived at the site PI's discretion)
  • Illness that might be associated with weight change, such as a history of stomach or gastrointestinal conditions (Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's Disease, malabsorption, colostomy, bowel resection, gastric bypass surgery, etc.)
  • History of liver disease, HIV or Hepatitis C
  • An intracerebral hemorrhage as documented on CT or MRI
  • Pre- hospitalization diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment
  • Patients presenting one of the following diseases: cerebral venous thrombosis, traumatic cerebral hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage because of a known or image-guided assumed vascular malformation, pure meningeal or intraventricular hemorrhage
  • Patients presenting a malignant disease with life expectancy \< 3 years
  • Residence in a nursing home and thus going back to nursing home upon discharge
  • Participation in an ongoing investigational drug study
  • Exception to these guidelines will be rare but may be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the PI's

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 14 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 31 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    250 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04337255

    Start Date

    December 14 2021

    End Date

    May 31 2027

    Last Update

    March 10 2025

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    Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

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