Cognitive and Physical Stimulation and Promotion of Social Relations for the Benefit of Older People's Quality of Life (StimCoAPS)

University of Poitiers

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Other: Combined physical and cognitive program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05721508

AAPR2021-2020-12021410

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this interventional study is thus to assess and highlight the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial benefits of a combined physical and cognitive training program in an enriched environment and to assess the factors influencing these benefits.

Full description

The number of older people worldwide is constantly increasing. However, one of the main problems associated with aging is cognitive decline, which affects essential everyday functions such as memory, attention, and executive functions. Thus, maintaining autonomy and quality of life depends on physical health, and the integrity of cognitive functioning. Cognitive, physical and social activities can all slow this decline but social factors and their contribution to the well-being of older people remain under-researched. The aim of the present study is to analyze how the practice environment can foster these social relations and thus enhance wellbeing and to identify the psychological dimensions that are activated by social relations.

Enrollment: 172 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People must be at least 65 years old
• People must be at independent (able to get around on their own: car, bus, walking)
• People must be at living in the community (not in an institution such as a nursing home)
• The persons recruited must have a score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) of at least 18.

Exclusion criteria

• People with contraindications for engaging in regular physical activity
• People with severe neurological and psychological disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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172 participants in 3 patient groups

Individual practice at home

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo a training program combining physical and cognitive activities in individual practice at home.

Treatment:

Other: Combined physical and cognitive program

Group practice in a traditional group environment (gymnasium)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo a training program combining physical and cognitive activities in group practice in a traditional group environment (gymnasium).

Treatment:

Other: Combined physical and cognitive program

Group practice in an enriched environment fostering social relations

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo a training program combining physical and cognitive activities in group practice in an enriched environment fostering social relations.

Treatment:

Other: Combined physical and cognitive program