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

Poisnel, Géraldine; Arenaza-Urquijo, Eider; Collette, Fabienne; Klimecki-Lenz, Olga Maria; Marchant, Natalie L; Wirth, Miranka; de La Sayette, Vincent; Rauchs, Géraldine; Salmon, Eric; Vuilleumier, Patrik; Frison, Eric; Maillard, Aline; Vivien, Denis; Lutz, Antoine; Chételat, Gaël

doi:10.1016/j.trci.2018.10.011

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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

ContributorsPoisnel, Géraldine; Arenaza-Urquijo, Eider; Collette, Fabienne; Klimecki-Lenz, Olga Maria; Marchant, Natalie L; Wirth, Miranka; de La Sayette, Vincent; Rauchs, Géraldine; Salmon, Eric; Vuilleumier, Patrik

; Frison, Eric; Maillard, Aline; Vivien, Denis; Lutz, Antoine; Chételat, Gaël

Published inAlzheimer's & Dementia, vol. 4, p. 714-723

Publication date2018

Abstract

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.

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POISNEL, Géraldine et al. 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. In: Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2018, vol. 4, p. 714–723. doi: 10.1016/j.trci.2018.10.011