The Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Status in Older Adults

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Older People

Treatments: Other: Dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening group (DG); Other: Only lower limb strengthening group (CG); Other: Aerobic exercise training combined with lower limb strengthening; Other: Aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengthening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05532371

Gazi University

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the different combinations of exercises on the cognitive status of older adults with cognitive decline.

Full description

This study is planned to examine the effects of combined exercise on cognitive status, lower extremity muscle strength, mobility, physical performance, mood and quality of life in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Aerobic exercise training and lower limb (extremity) strengthening exercises were applied to the first group, dual-task training and lower limb strengthening exercises were applied to the second group, and aerobic exercise training, dual-task training and lower limb strengthening exercises were applied to the third group.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Not had a fall in the last six months.
• Older adults with an mini mental state examination score between18-23.
• Age ≥ 65years.

Exclusion criteria

• having central nervous system pathology that will affect balance
• diagnosed with vestibular pathology,
• having deformities in the waist, hip, and knee joints,
• having lower extremity amputation,
• with lower extremity operation history,
• malignancy affecting the lower extremity,
• having moderate and severe congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease,
• participants who cannot cooperate,
• participants who use an assistive walking device,
• participants having vision problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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48 participants in 4 patient groups

Aerobic exercise training combined with lower limb strengthening group (AG)

Experimental group

Description:

Aerobic exercise training combined with lower limb strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise training combined with lower limb strengthening

Dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening group (DG)

Experimental group

Description:

Dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening group (DG)

Aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengthening group (ADG)

Experimental group

Description:

Aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengthening

Only lower limb strengthening group (CG)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only lower limb strengthening.

Treatment:

Other: Only lower limb strengthening group (CG)