Tracking daily activity in older Mexican American adults to learn about memory and dementia risk
Characterizing Older Mexican (American) Participation in Activity Digitally, Reliably, and Ecologically with the CART Platform (COMPADRE CART): Implications for Cognition and ADRD
['FUNDING_R01'] · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · NIH-11372798
This project uses wearable sensors and a smartphone app to track everyday physical, mental, and social activity in older Mexican American adults to learn how those activities relate to memory and dementia.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11372798 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
You would wear small sensors or use a smartphone app and occasionally complete short memory and health questionnaires so researchers can collect real‑life activity data. The team combines these continuous digital measures with clinic cognitive tests, health records, and information about culture, comorbidities, and genetics to look for patterns linked to thinking and dementia. The focus on Mexican American older adults helps account for cultural and socioeconomic factors that may change risk and resilience. The aim is to make these digital measures reliable and useful for following cognition over time and for designing better, culturally tailored prevention efforts.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are older Mexican American adults willing to wear sensors or use a smartphone app and share cognitive and health information.
Not a fit: People who are not Mexican American, cannot use or wear digital devices, or who have advanced dementia are less likely to gain direct benefit from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could enable earlier detection of memory decline and provide culturally tailored guidance to help lower dementia risk in Mexican American older adults.
How similar studies have performed: Prior research links lifestyle and activity to dementia risk and shows wearables can capture meaningful signals, but continuous, culturally focused digital monitoring in Mexican American populations is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
- CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER — LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: GONZALES, MITZI MICHELLE — CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
- Study coordinator: GONZALES, MITZI MICHELLE
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.
Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease and its related dementias