Falls Prevention Through Physical And Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University95 enrolled

Overview

This randomised controlled trial aims to determine the effectiveness of combined physical and cognitive training in preventing falls and decreasing risks of falls among community-dwelling older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

This is a single-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Community-dwelling older adults with MCI aged 60 or above will be recruited. They will be randomly allocated into four groups: Physical Training alone (PT), Cognitive Training alone (CT), combined Physical And Cognitive Training (PACT) and wait-list group (WG). Assessors blinded to participant allocation will conduct pre-test, posttest, and 6-month follow-up assessments.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

Physical and Cognitive TrainingBEHAVIORAL

Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training

Physical TrainingBEHAVIORAL

Physical training alone

Cognitive trainingBEHAVIORAL

Cognitive training alone

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 60 years or above * community-dwelling in Manila, Philippines * diagnosed with MCI Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease * history of major medical conditions such as cerebrovascular disease, cardiopulmonary condition, serious musculoskeletal disease, cancer, major psychiatric condition * have severe visual and/or hearing impairment * taking medications such sedatives, antidepressants, diuretics, anti-epilepsy.

Locations (1)

University of Santo Tomas

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Falls Rate

Number of Falls over a period of time

Time frame: 9 months