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NCT Number: NCT07027176

Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality in Older Adults

This study aims to explore whether increasing physical activity can improve sleep quality in older adults, particularly those with poor sleep, and whether such improvements positively influence cognitive functions such as memory and attention. The goal is to provide a practical intervention strategy to enhance both sleep quality and cognitive function, contributing to healthy aging.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Quality Behavior Cognitive Function Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Motor Activity Nervous System Diseases Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

60 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology

Taipei, 112304, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 60 and 80
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment score > 26
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score > 5
  • Not participated in any regular exercise program in the past 3 months
  • Being able to understand and follow the exercise program

Exclusion criteria

  • Suffering from any neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
  • Visual problems
  • Geriatric Depression Scale score ≥ 6
  • Vestibular disease or vestibular dysfunction
  • Being unable to walk independently due to neuromuscular or musculoskeletal limitations
  • A history of mental illness
  • Untreated obstructive sleep apnea
  • A history of electroconvulsive therapy or severe head injury leading to prolonged unconsciousness
  • A history of alcoholism or dependence within the past 2 years
  • A history of cancer within the past 5 years
  • Any major systemic diseases, unstable medical conditions (such as insulin-dependent diabetes or uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure > 170 or diastolic pressure > 100 mmHg)),
  • Taking medications that affect the central nervous system, balance, coordination, or sleep (such as antidepressants, vestibular sedatives or anxiolytics, sleep aids)

Treatment and study plan

Walking exercise

Behavioral

Divided into low-intensity and moderate-intensity exercise intervention groups, participants exercised either during the day or at night. The intervention lasted for 12 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    sleep quality

  2. Digital Span Test

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    short-term memory and attention

  3. Chinese version Verbal Learning Test

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    short-term memory

  4. Chinese Version Trail Making Test

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    attention

  5. Chinese version of Stroop Color and Word test

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    attention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Montreal Cognitive Assessment

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    general cognitive function

  2. Six-Minute Walk Test

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    walking endurance

  3. Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    fatigue condition

  4. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    depression, anxiety and stress condition

  5. Heart rate variability

    Time frame: From pre-intervention to the end of intervention at 12 weeks

    autonomic nervous system function

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Yea-Ru Yang, Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

886-2-2826-7279

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yea-Ru Yang

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Walking Exercise on Sleep Quality, Memory, and Attention in Older Adults With Poor Sleep Quality

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jun 18, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2025

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