The Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Status in Older Adults

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University48 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the different combinations of exercises on the cognitive status of older adults with cognitive decline.

This study is planned to examine the effects of combined exercise on cognitive status, lower extremity muscle strength, mobility, physical performance, mood and quality of life in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Aerobic exercise training and lower limb (extremity) strengthening exercises were applied to the first group, dual-task training and lower limb strengthening exercises were applied to the second group, and aerobic exercise training, dual-task training and lower limb strengthening exercises were applied to the third group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Older People

Interventions

Aerobic exercise training combined with lower limb strengtheningOTHER

The participants performed aerobic exercise training and lower limb strengthening during this intervention.

Dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening group (DG)OTHER

The participants performed dual-task training combined with lower limb strengthening during this intervention.

Aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengtheningOTHER

The participants performed aerobic exercise training combined with dual-task training and lower limb strengthening during this intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Not had a fall in the last six months. * Older adults with an mini mental state examination score between18-23. * Age ≥ 65years. Exclusion Criteria: * having central nervous system pathology that will affect balance * diagnosed with vestibular pathology, * having deformities in the waist, hip, and knee joints, * having lower extremity amputation, * with lower extremity operation history, * malignancy affecting the lower extremity, * having moderate and severe congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, * participants who cannot cooperate, * participants who use an assistive walking device, * participants having vision problems.

Locations (1)

Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mini-Mental State Examination

Cognitive status examination is applied with a simple test called "Mini-Mental State Examination".

Time frame: 12 weeks

Commander Power Track 2 Manual Tester

Muscle strength strength is carried out with "Commander Power Track 2 Manual Tester".

Time frame: 12 weeks

Timed Up and Go Test

Functional mobility is evaluated by Timed Up and Go Test.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Single Leg Stance Test

Static balance is evaluated by Single Leg Stance Test

Time frame: 12 weeks

Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale

Balance Confidence is evaluated by Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Six-Minute Walk Test

Exercise capacity is evaluated by Six-Minute Walk Test.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Short Physical Performance Battery

Physical performance is evaluated by Short Physical Performance Battery.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Emotional status is evaluated by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

Time frame: 12 weeks

World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old module

Quality of life is evaluated by World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old module

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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