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Brain and Cognitive Changes After Reasoning or Physical Training in Cognitively Normal Seniors

NCT00977418 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-07-11

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Summary

Seniors 65 years of age and older represent one of the fastest growing segments of society with the population doubling within the next 25 years with dramatic rates of mental decline, costing society billions of dollars each year. The proposed research seeks to discover whether relatively short term mental or physical training can enhance gist reasoning, generalize to untrained cognitive areas and modify/strengthen brain function in areas susceptible to aging processes. To identify neuroprotective and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent mental decline and maximize cognitive brain health during the course of the adult lifespan has major public policy implications.

Conditions

  • Hearing Impaired

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SMART- Strategic Memory and Reasoning Training

Teach people to filter out un necessary or unimportant details to enhance mental efficiency. This training will be done over 12 weeks for 3 hours each week.

OTHER

Physical Exercise

The group with undergo 1 hour of aerobic exercise (at 50-70 % of the participants max oxygen intake) 3 times a week for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • The University of Texas at Dallas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sandra Chapman, Ph.D. · The University of Texas at Dallas

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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