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Body and Brain Exercise for Older Adults With Memory Complaints

NCT02136368 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 127

Last updated 2016-09-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an exercise class with a cognitive (or brain) training component was more effective than a usual combined aerobic and resistance exercise class for older adults with cognitive complaints (such as concerns about changes in memory or thinking skills). It is hypothesized that the group randomized to the exercise class that includes additional brain training will have greater improvements in brain health.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Ability, General

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multi-modal exercise

Community-based group exercise classes following Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging exercise guidelines. Exercise classes consist of 5 min warm-up, 20 min aerobic exercise, 5 min aerobic cool-down, 10 min full-body resistance exercise, 5 min stretching (total 45 min)

BEHAVIORAL

Mind-Motor Exercise

Square Step Exercise involves mimicking a stepping pattern demonstrated by an instructor. The stepping patterns become progressively difficult and involve forward, backward, lateral and diagonal movements on a 250cm long mat with 25cm square grids (15 min).

BEHAVIORAL

Balance and range of motion exercises

Community-based group exercise designed to improve balance and range of motion of the joints (15 min)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert J Petrella, MD, PhD · The University of Western Ontario

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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