Aquatic Exercise for Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults

Emily Dunlap

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gait, Unsteady; Cognitive Change; Aging Problems; Aging Well; Mobility Limitation

Treatments: Behavioral: Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05501249

STUDY00001403

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an aquatic exercise program on cognition and physical function of older adults.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to ambulate 100 ft independently with or without assistive device
• Score greater than or equal to 3 on the Mini-Cog Test
• Stable medical condition within one month prior to the study
• Stable exercise program within one month prior to the study
• Available during study testing and group class times
• COVID-19 vaccination
• Permission from medical provider to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• History of dementia or Alzheimer's
• Contraindication to exercise or pool immersion (e.g., unstable cardiovascular conditions, fever, diarrhea, aqua-phobia)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Aquatic Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Aquatic class 45 minutes, 3 times a week, for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual care for 8 weeks and one hour education session on fall prevention.