Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality in Older Adults

Yea-Ru Yang

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cognitive Function; Sleep Quality

Treatments: Behavioral: walking exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07027176

NYCU114071AF

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to explore whether increasing physical activity can improve sleep quality in older adults, particularly those with poor sleep, and whether such improvements positively influence cognitive functions such as memory and attention. The goal is to provide a practical intervention strategy to enhance both sleep quality and cognitive function, contributing to healthy aging.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 60 and 80
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score > 26
• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score > 5
• Not participated in any regular exercise program in the past 3 months
• Being able to understand and follow the exercise program

Exclusion criteria

• Suffering from any neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
• Visual problems
• Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥ 6
• Vestibular disease or vestibular dysfunction
• Being unable to walk independently due to neuromuscular or musculoskeletal limitations
• A history of mental illness
• Untreated obstructive sleep apnea
• A history of electroconvulsive therapy or severe head injury leading to prolonged unconsciousness
• A history of alcoholism or dependence within the past 2 years
• A history of cancer within the past 5 years
• Any major systemic diseases, unstable medical conditions (such as insulin-dependent diabetes or uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure > 170 or diastolic pressure > 100 mmHg)),
• Taking medications that affect the central nervous system, balance, coordination, or sleep (such as antidepressants, vestibular sedatives or anxiolytics, sleep aids)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 5 patient groups

low-intensity exercise in the morning

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: walking exercise

moderate-intensity exercise in the morning

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: walking exercise

low-intensity exercise at night

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: walking exercise

moderate-intensity exercise at night

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: walking exercise

control group

No Intervention group