{"id":13408,"date":"2025-09-03T19:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbhi.devcx.com\/network-project\/genwell-brave-australia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:14:33","slug":"genwell-brave-australia","status":"publish","type":"network-project","link":"https:\/\/fbhi.devcx.com\/sv\/network-project\/genwell-brave-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"GenWell-BRAVE (Australia)"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column top_padding_desktop=”0″ bottom_padding_desktop=”0″ left_padding_desktop=”0″ right_padding_desktop=”30″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”5px” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_color=”#006885″ column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”advanced” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756919644907{margin-right: 40px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 1px !important;padding-bottom: 1px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;}”]\n

The intergenerational Wellbeing and Brain-Healthy Lifestyles Intervention (GenWell-BRAVE): A Feasibility Pilot<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756973942756{margin-right: 50px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 6px !important;padding-bottom: 6px !important;padding-left: 7px !important;border-left-color: #e3a883 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e3a883 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e3a883 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e3a883 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}”]GenWell-BRAVE is a trial within a trial. Re-randomising the control sites of the INTEGRITY<\/a> trial, it compares the effects of two versions of a multidomain intervention. The primary outcome of this pilot is change in cognition, and it also investigates intervention feasibility, as well as mental health in adults and emotion regulation in children.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756713428474{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Aim of the project<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756919679645{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and estimate the impact of including interventions to enhance wellbeing in a multi-domain intergenerational practice program \u2013 where the program targets improved dementia risk profiles in community-dwelling older adults.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756283848827{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Location<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]4 sites across Greater Sydney, Australia[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756297816087{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Local setting<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756919733079{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]GenWell-BRAVE is a trial within a trial, and an ancillary of the \u201cINTErGenerational intervention to Reduce frailty trial (INTEGRITY).\u201d It re-randomises INTEGRITY control sites, recruits from the existing pool of participants, and implements a new cluster-randomised design to compare two versions of a multi-domain intervention.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756801439111{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Organizations involved<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756804050952{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]The George Institute for Global Health, Australia, and the University of New South Wales, Australia[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750944520112{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Principal Investigator (PI)<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756919769463{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]Dr. Mei Ling Lim, The George Institute for Global Health[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756298026049{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Research team<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756919827903{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]The George Institute for Global Health:
\nApril Mallon
\nDr. Ruth Peters
\nDr. Amy Sparks
\nDr. Shannon Jarrott
\nDr. Katie Harris[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756285820979{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Duration of the intervention<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]5 months[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756305270248{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Project start date<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]2025[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756305197166{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Project end date<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]2026 (Pilot)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756286177804{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Current stage of the project<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756974239965{margin-right: 70px !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}”]Data collection ongoing[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756286650835{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Number of study participants<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]40[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756286716985{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Target population<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920236578{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]Community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or more and preschool children aged 3-4 years[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756394875535{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Primary outcome<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756982732331{margin-right: 60px !important;}”]Change in cognition (NIH Toolbox) in older adults[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756394999258{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
Secondary outcomes<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920754975{margin-right: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]Feasibility measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • Adherence<\/li>\n
  • Retention<\/li>\n
  • Implementation fidelity<\/li>\n
  • Acceptability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920711754{margin-right: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]In adults:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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    • Positive mental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920692244{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 60px !important;}”]In children:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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      • Emotion regulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920864759{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
        Exploratory outcomes<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920816220{margin-right: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]In adults:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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        • Dementia risk score<\/li>\n
        • MoCA<\/li>\n
        • Emotion regulation<\/li>\n
        • Resilience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920849784{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 60px !important;}”]In children:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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          • Emotional and behavioural attributes<\/li>\n
          • Measure of empathy in early childhood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920902940{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-right: 60px !important;}”]Additional qualitative and observational data collection.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750944578157{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
            Intervention<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756921026097{margin-right: 50px !important;}”]The intervention involves a structured 20-week program of group-based intergenerational sessions, where older adults and preschool children are brought together within each participating preschool. Participants attend one 2-hour session each week. The sessions are developed to stimulate activity in the following domains: <\/p>\n

            Domains:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Physical activity<\/li>\n
            • Cognitive engagement<\/li>\n
            • Social engagement<\/li>\n
            • Healthy diet<\/li>\n
            • (Wellbeing – Intervention group only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              The use of the intergenerational context aims to deliver multi-domain intervention in an accessible and community-embedded way. The intervention group specifically adds wellbeing focused intervention to explore its impact on health outcomes. The control group receives the intervention targeting physical activity, cognitive engagement, social engagement, and healthy diet only.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756715921870{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n

              Results<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756715936863{margin-right: 60px !important;}”]Results have not yet been published.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756304280464{margin-right: 50px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 1px !important;background-color: rgba(227,168,131,0.52) !important;*background-color: rgb(227,168,131) !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]\n
              Acknowledgements<\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756920932468{margin-right: 60px !important;}”]This trial leverages funding from the INTEGRITY Trial, which is provided by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756284734132{margin-right: 40px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”13139″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”5px” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”lazy-load” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1756973130314{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 7px !important;border-left-color: #dd9933 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #dd9933 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #dd9933 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #dd9933 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}”]Registered trial
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