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Train the Brain - Cognitive and Physical Training for Slowing Dementia

NCT01725178 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2016-03-30

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Summary

Train The Brain is aimed at assessing the efficacy of cognitive and physical training in slowing progression to dementia in patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive and Physical training

Physical training - Three 60-minute session per week. Participants will be divided in groups of 10, supervised by physiotherapists. Physical activity combines aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening, balance improvement, joint flexibility. Once a week the session is replaced by outdoor walking; once a month by dancing. Cognitive training - The program alternates focuses on specific functions and recreational sessions. Each session will be followed by a lesson about cognitive processes (memory, learning, attention, thought), providing tips to overcome difficulties in daily life. Sessions will focus on attention, imagination, spatial memory, categorization; memory for terms, meanings, songs, faces, names; memorization of texts; goal management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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