Does Zumba Improve Cognition in Healthy APOE e4 Carriers and Noncarriers

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Overview

The main purpose of this study is to compare the effects on attention and memory functioning to participating in an aerobic and dance exercise called Zumba to educational program on exercise that encourages regular stretching and walking.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Zumba exerciseOTHER

Subjects with do Zumba exercise for approximately 60 minutes twice a week for 6 months.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 55 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy women between the ages of 55-80 without cognitive complaints Exclusion Criteria: * History of significant health conditions

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To examine the feasibility of doing exercise intervention studies in presymptomatic, at risk individuals and determine the optimal outcome measure with minimal practice effect.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

To examine whether forty 60 minute sessions of Zumba are associated with cognitive changes in healthy women between 55 and 80 years of age.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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