Physical Activity and Motor Memory in Pedal Dexterity

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco34 enrolled

Overview

The main purpose of this study was to investigate if a six months period of physical exercise, could improve motor memory consolidation in elderly people on pedal dexterity

34 subjects of both genders, with a mean age of 71 years old participated in the study. Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental one. Before the intervention of physical exercise program, subjects performed a Tapping Pedal Test to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Elderly

Interventions

Regular physical activity in Motor memory consolidationOTHER

After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training. For the analysis of the results, descriptive and inferential statistics were used.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 73 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * individuals not engaged in physical activity; * persons aged from 65 years. Exclusion Criteria: * sensory abnormalities; * mental abnormalities; * motor abnormalities; * other atypical health problems.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subjects performed a Tapping Pedal Test to measure a performance in motor memory consolidation.

investigate if a six months period of physical exercise could improve motor memory consolidation in elderly people

Time frame: 6 months

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