Home-Based Dual-Task Training for Older Adults

University at Buffalo (UB)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment

Treatments: Behavioral: Dual-Task Exercise Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05108246

UL1TR001412 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00004857

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project is focused on conducting a home-based, thinking while moving exercise intervention for adults 65 years or older, who have mild cognitive impairment, that will integrate several effective training modalities including non-contact cardio-kickboxing, stepping exercise, balance/functional training, and muscle strengthening. Cognitive function, physical function, and dual-task abilities will be assessed over the 12-week intervention and comparisons will be made between participants in the exercise intervention and control participants receiving no intervention.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65 years or older
• Male or female
• Screened positive for mild cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score 23 to 26 points
• Having no absolute contraindications to non-physician supervised exercise.

Exclusion criteria

• Lower-body amputation
• Non-English language speaker

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Dual-Task Training

Experimental group

Description:

Dual-Task Exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dual-Task Exercise Training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No Exercise