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Activities for Cognitive Enhancement of Seniors

NCT01094509 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2014-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cognitive aging and cognitive decline are important public health concerns in an aging US population. The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trail among healthy older adults to assess effects of several innovative activities on remediation of age-related cognitive decline.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tai Chi

Tai Chi classes and exercises

BEHAVIORAL

Guided autobiography

Autobiographical writing in class and at home

BEHAVIORAL

Qigong

Qigong classes and exercises (exploratory)

BEHAVIORAL

Successful aging

Seminar series on the theme of successful aging

BEHAVIORAL

Combination

Combination of Tai Chi exercises and autobiographical writing

BEHAVIORAL

Comparison

No assigned behavioral activity (exploratory)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Dr Victor Henderson · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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