IBHeC-short

Full study title: Investigating the Brain-Heart Connection-short version

 

What is the study about?

The goal of the study is to examine the relationship between heart rhythms and memory or mood symptoms in older adults. Previous studies have shown that higher heart rate variability (HRV), or variation and timing of each heartbeat, is associated with greater heart and emotional health. The research question being asked is if HRV can also be used as a marker of cognitive health in older adults.

 

Eligibility- Who can participate?

Participants must:

• Be 60 years of age or older
• Have a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, and/or a history of depression, or be a healthy volunteer
• Be fluent in English

 

Time requirement

A single 1-2 hour visit to Baycrest that involves assessment of mood and cognition, and of heart rate using an Apple Watch.

 

TDRA study investigator

Drs. Linda Mah, Jean Chen, Sandra Gardner, Susan Vandermorris, Benoit Mulsant, Tarek Rajji, Alastair Flint, Corrine Fischer, Nathan Herrmann, Krista Lanctôt, Nicolaas Paul Verhoeff

 

Video

Advances in Dementia Research Webinar- Listen to Dr. Linda Mah (Co-Principal Investigator) discuss the Investigating the Brain-Heart Connection study in further detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCD-IDRCx4Y 

TDRA Site:

Baycrest

Address: 3560 Bathurst St, North York, ON M6A 2E1

Age Group:

60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 - 80, 81 - 85, 86 - 90, 91+

Target Population:

Healthy volunteer, Healthy volunteer with a past history of depression that was treated, Mild cognitive impairment, Mild cognitive impairment with a past history of depression that was treated, Subjective cognitive decline