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Effects of an Exercise Program for Nursing Home Patients With Dementia

NCT02262104 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2014-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of an exercise program on nursing home patients with dementia.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intensive exercise

Arm 1: Intervention group. Intensive strength exercise (12RM) for lower limb and balance exercises twice a week for 1 hour. Groups of max 3 participants lead by physiotherapist

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Arm 2: control. Social activity group with light exercise, reading, and games. Lead by occupational therapist or nursing staff

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oslo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oslo Metropolitan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Astrid Bergland · Oslo and Akershus University college of Applied science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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Diseases

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