An Investigation Into the Effects of Acute Exercise on Activities of Daily Living and Cognition in Older Adults

Ball State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Inactivity

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06085235

1141661-20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Research has demonstrated the positive effects of chronic exercise on cognitive functioning and performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). However, minimal research exists regarding the effects of acute exercise. To address this gap in the literature, the present study investigated the effect of an acute bout of exercise on executive functions, balance, and ADLs among healthy older adults. Based on the current literature, we expected participants in the exercise group to perform better on executive function tasks and ADLs compared to participants in the control group.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• over the age of 60.

Exclusion criteria

• health complications preventing the ability to cycle on a recumbent bike and walking at moderate intensity as indicated by the health history questionnaire, taking anti-depressant medication, or having color blindness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise

Experimental group

Description:

15min of cycling at moderate intensity

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise

video control

No Intervention group

Description:

watching a video on healthy living