Health BehaviorNCT06724887
Brain Health on College Campuses
A study testing Brain Health Strategy Training and Education in people with Health Behavior and Life Style, Healthy, run by The University of Texas at Dallas at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Center for BrainHealth is beginning a one-year pilot with local college campuses investigating the impact of (i) brain health assessment and training tools delivered through the online BrainHealth Platform and (ii) in-person educational brain health workshops delivered to college students and faculty/staff, with the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 110 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Behavior, Life Style, Healthy
- What is being tested?
- Brain Health Strategy Training and Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 13 Jan 2025to 31 Dec 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 110 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Minimum age of 18
- Either enrolled as a student and/or employed as staff/faculty at UTD or Dallas College
- Internet and device access
- Must be able to hear and read over the computer
- Fluent English speaker
Who cannot join
- Currently or previously enrolled in The BrainHealth Project (NCT04869111)
- Diagnosed neurodegenerative disease
- History of stroke, concussion, or brain injury that currently hinders participant from functioning at their prior level
- Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and not functioning independently
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Dallas College
Dallas, Texas, 75215
Tracie Lowe, PhD
- Recruiting
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas, 75080
Erin Venza, MS, 972-883-3208
About this study
Center for BrainHealth is beginning a one-year pilot with local college campuses investigating the impact of (i) brain health assessment and training tools delivered through the online BrainHealth Platform and (ii) in-person educational brain health workshops delivered to college students and faculty/staff, with the overarching goal to better understand how to promote brain-healthier campuses (i.e., reflecting generally positive function across cognitive, social, emotional, and lifestyle domains). This initial study is intended to be a one-year pilot, with findings informing feasibility and efficacy as well as future, more extended and expanded study informing translation to other colleges/universities.
Read the detailed description
ONLINE Procedures
Assessments (3 times over 9 months): BrainHealth Index - An online battery of cognitive measures and questionnaires. Periodic surveys to assess new research questions (as IRB approved) and to assess participant experience
Training, habits, resources (available over 9 months): Micro-learning video modules that include Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART) and other trainings such as stress management, sleep, and lifestyle. The habit tool supports accountability and consistency of building new and personalized habits. Curated resources (articles, podcasts, videos) around the topic of brain health are also available.
Coaching Periodic access to group and one-on-one brain-health related virtual coaching sessions.
Link wearable data Participants have the option to link their wearable data with their data collected through the BrainHealth Platform
IN-PERSON Procedures
The investigators will offer in-person and/or virtual/hybrid educational sessions on a variety of high-interest topics such as stress management, sleep, resilience, and mental well-being, with an emphasis on how practicing and implementing brain healthy strategies can impact everyday life. For faculty/staff, the investigators will also offer interactive workshops on how to create a brain healthy environment and classroom, including ways to implement and provide brain-healthy strategies and resources in their everyday operations involving students (e.g., ways to enhance mental energy and focus in the classroom, brain-based approaches to promoting growth mindset and confidence, etc.).
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Life Style, Healthy
- Being tested
- Brain Health Strategy Training and Education
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Brain Health Strategy Training and EducationBehavioural
Initial training strategies cover Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART), and subsequent training extends the SMART principles to other life-applications such as stress management, sleep, and lifestyle. Virtual and in-person workshops will expand on topics such as stress management, sleep, resilience, and mental well-being, with an emphasis on how practicing and implementing brain healthy strategies can impact everyday life. For faculty/staff, we will also offer interactive workshops on how to create a brain healthy environment and classroom, including ways to implement and provide brain-healthy strategies and resources in their everyday operations involving students.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Health Training and Education | Experimental | Online and in-person training and education around brain-health strategies and lifestyle practices. Receives: Behavioral: Brain Health Strategy Training and Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
BrainHealth Index (BHI)
The investigators will assess change on a holistic measure of cognitive, social, well-being, and daily life health on the BrainHealth Index across multiple timepoints. (Min value = 16, Max value = 1032) (Higher score represents better outcome)
Measured: Baseline (Month 0), Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12
Secondary outcomes (1)
Level of Real-Life Responsibilities Survey
A qualitative survey of with five sections: home, academic, job, extracurricular, and financial level of responsibilities. (Min value = 5, Max value = 15) (Higher score represents better outcome)_
Measured: Baseline (Month 0), Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Dec 2024
- Study start13 Jan 2025
- Primary completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Health BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Meadows Foundation, Hoglund Foundation
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sandra Chapman, PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Investigators
- Lori Cook, PhD, Principal investigator, The University of Texas at Dallas
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06724887
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 24-877
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Dec 2024
- Last updated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Chapman SB, Fratantoni JM, Robertson IH, D'Esposito M, Ling GSF, Zientz J, Vernon S, Venza E, Cook LG, Tate A, Spence JS. A Novel BrainHealth Index Prototype Improved by Telehealth-Delivered Training During COVID-19. Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 16;9:641754. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641754. eCollection 2021.
PubMed 33796498Zientz J, Spence JS, Chung SSE, Nanda U, Chapman SB. Exploring how brain health strategy training informs the future of work. Front Psychol. 2023 Sep 12;14:1175652. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1175652. eCollection 2023.
PubMed 37771803Chapman SB, Aslan S, Spence JS, Hart JJ Jr, Bartz EK, Didehbani N, Keebler MW, Gardner CM, Strain JF, DeFina LF, Lu H. Neural mechanisms of brain plasticity with complex cognitive training in healthy seniors. Cereb Cortex. 2015 Feb;25(2):396-405. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bht234. Epub 2013 Aug 28.
PubMed 23985135Gamino JF, Chapman SB, Hull EL, Lyon GR. Effects of higher-order cognitive strategy training on gist-reasoning and fact-learning in adolescents. Front Psychol. 2010 Dec 9;1:188. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00188. eCollection 2010.
PubMed 21833248
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Brain Health on College Campuses
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06724887
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 24-877
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Life Style, Healthy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at DallasUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Meadows Foundation, Hoglund Foundation
- Study start
- 13 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Dec 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Center for BrainHealth is beginning a one-year pilot with local college campuses investigating the impact of (i) brain health assessment and training tools delivered through the online BrainHealth Platform and (ii) in-person educational brain health workshops delivered to college students and faculty/staff, with the overarching goal to better understand how to promote brain-healthier campuses (i.e., reflecting generally positive function across cognitive, social, emotional, and lifestyle domains). This initial study is intended to be a one-year pilot, with findings informing feasibility and efficacy as well as future, more extended and expanded study informing translation to other colleges/universities.
Detailed description
ONLINE Procedures
Assessments (3 times over 9 months): BrainHealth Index - An online battery of cognitive measures and questionnaires. Periodic surveys to assess new research questions (as IRB approved) and to assess participant experience
Training, habits, resources (available over 9 months): Micro-learning video modules that include Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART) and other trainings such as stress management, sleep, and lifestyle. The habit tool supports accountability and consistency of building new and personalized habits. Curated resources (articles, podcasts, videos) around the topic of brain health are also available.
Coaching Periodic access to group and one-on-one brain-health related virtual coaching sessions.
Link wearable data Participants have the option to link their wearable data with their data collected through the BrainHealth Platform
IN-PERSON Procedures
The investigators will offer in-person and/or virtual/hybrid educational sessions on a variety of high-interest topics such as stress management, sleep, resilience, and mental well-being, with an emphasis on how practicing and implementing brain healthy strategies can impact everyday life. For faculty/staff, the investigators will also offer interactive workshops on how to create a brain healthy environment and classroom, including ways to implement and provide brain-healthy strategies and resources in their everyday operations involving students (e.g., ways to enhance mental energy and focus in the classroom, brain-based approaches to promoting growth mindset and confidence, etc.).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Health Training and Education | Experimental | Behavioral: Brain Health Strategy Training and EducationOnline and in-person training and education around brain-health strategies and lifestyle practices. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 110 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Minimum age of 18
- Either enrolled as a student and/or employed as staff/faculty at UTD or Dallas College
- Internet and device access
- Must be able to hear and read over the computer
- Fluent English speaker
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Currently or previously enrolled in The BrainHealth Project (NCT04869111)
- Diagnosed neurodegenerative disease
- History of stroke, concussion, or brain injury that currently hinders participant from functioning at their prior level
- Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and not functioning independently
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Brain Health Strategy Training and EducationInitial training strategies cover Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART), and subsequent training extends the SMART principles to other life-applications such as stress management, sleep, and lifestyle. Virtual and in-person workshops will expand on topics such as stress management, sleep, resilience, and mental well-being, with an emphasis on how practicing and implementing brain healthy strategies can impact everyday life. For faculty/staff, we will also offer interactive workshops on how to create a brain healthy environment and classroom, including ways to implement and provide brain-healthy strategies and resources in their everyday operations involving students. | Behavioural | Brain Health Training and Education |
Primary outcome
BrainHealth Index (BHI)
Time frame: Baseline (Month 0), Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12
The investigators will assess change on a holistic measure of cognitive, social, well-being, and daily life health on the BrainHealth Index across multiple timepoints. (Min value = 16, Max value = 1032) (Higher score represents better outcome)
1 secondary outcome
Level of Real-Life Responsibilities Survey
Time frame: Baseline (Month 0), Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Feb 2026.
- Background: PubMed 33796498Chapman SB, Fratantoni JM, Robertson IH, D'Esposito M, Ling GSF, Zientz J, Vernon S, Venza E, Cook LG, Tate A, Spence JS. A Novel BrainHealth Index Prototype Improved by Telehealth-Delivered Training During COVID-19. Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 16;9:641754. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641754. eCollection 2021.
- Background: PubMed 37771803Zientz J, Spence JS, Chung SSE, Nanda U, Chapman SB. Exploring how brain health strategy training informs the future of work. Front Psychol. 2023 Sep 12;14:1175652. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1175652. eCollection 2023.
- Background: PubMed 23985135Chapman SB, Aslan S, Spence JS, Hart JJ Jr, Bartz EK, Didehbani N, Keebler MW, Gardner CM, Strain JF, DeFina LF, Lu H. Neural mechanisms of brain plasticity with complex cognitive training in healthy seniors. Cereb Cortex. 2015 Feb;25(2):396-405. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bht234. Epub 2013 Aug 28.
- Background: PubMed 21833248Gamino JF, Chapman SB, Hull EL, Lyon GR. Effects of higher-order cognitive strategy training on gist-reasoning and fact-learning in adolescents. Front Psychol. 2010 Dec 9;1:188. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00188. eCollection 2010.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Lori Cook, PhD principal investigator
The University of Texas at Dallas
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Brain Health Strategy Training and Education in people with Health Behavior and Life Style, Healthy, run by The University of Texas at Dallas at 2 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Lori Cook, PhD (972-883-3409, lori.cook@utdallas.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
BrainHealth Index (BHI) (time frame: Baseline (Month 0), Month 3, Month 6, Month 9, Month 12). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06724887, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Feb 2026.