Placing rural people at the forefront of dementia prevention strategies (The Rural/Regional ACTIVate Study) – Phase 1

About the study

Exploring relationships between lifestyle factors and brain health in rural populations

What it involves

  • Attend 2  assessment visits
  • Memory thinking tasks
  • Answering questions about your lifestyle
  • Wear an activity monitor (wristwatch) for 7 days

Who is eligible

We are seeking participants who are:

  • Between 60 & 80 years of age
  • Living outside of Adelaide more than one hour drive outside of Adelaide
  • Have not been diagnosed with Dementia
  • Do not have any known physical or intellectual disabilities
  • Do not have any vision impairments that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses
  • Have not been diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition
  • Do not have a history of stroke,seizures or traumatic head injuries
  • Have not undergone cancer treatment in the past 5 years

Contact details

Dr Maddison Mellow     
P: 8302 7035
E: Maddison.Mellow@unisa.edu.au 

Ethics  protocol number  205862