Move for Your Mind - Pilot Trial

Summary

Move for your mind is a single blind, 3-arm randomized controlled clinical pilot trial. The study aims to test the effect of a weekly Dalcroze eurhythmics program (arm 1) and a home strength exercise program (arm 2) against control (no exercise) on the rate of falling, quality of life, gait performance and cognitive function. All groups receive vitamin D. In addition the study shall test the feasibility of the recruitment and the interventions in this target population.

The study includes 60 seniors, age 65 and older, with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Participants are recruited by the memory clinic of City Hospital Waid.

During the 12 months follow-up, participants will have 3 clinical visits (baseline, 6 and 12 month). Despite major efforts the target population is very difficult to recruit and adherence to treatment is low. We therefore decided to stop recruitment and to use this trial as a pilot trial for future clinical trials of the same topic.

Conditions

• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Mild Dementia
• Fall Prevention

Interventions

DRUG

Vi-De 3

All participants receive a dose of 800 IU vitamin D3 per day as a standard of care. 800 IU Vitamin D is the dose that is currently recommended by the Swiss Health Department (Bundesamt für Gesundheit) for seniors over 60.

OTHER

Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics

The Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics method includes different courses of motion (multi-task exercises) that are conducted to the rhythm of improvised piano music. A session starts with a short warm-up that includes simple exercises to get body and mind prepared for the rest of the exercise session. The complexity of the exercises increases gradually during the session: starting with single tasks and then combining them into a multi-task exercise gradually increasing complexity.

OTHER

Home exercise program

The home exercise program is a strengthening program that will consist of five simple exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Waid City Hospital, Zurich

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Zurich

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, Prof. · Director Geriatric Clinic University Hospital Zurich and Centre on Aging and Mobility, University of Zurich

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2016-09-30

Completion

2016-09-30

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations