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NCT Number: NCT02102308

Exercise Improves Executive Function and Dual-task Decrements

A 12-week multicomponent exercise is effective in improving executive function and gait performance in dual-task conditions.

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Key information

Conditions

Older Adults

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology

Taipei, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age more than 65 years old
  • ability to walk outdoor independently without assistive devices

Exclusion criteria

  • unstable medical conditions interfering with participation in the study
  • diagnosis of dementia, psychosis, neurological disease, and depression
  • unable to receive external information for finishing the neuropsychological tests

Treatment and study plan

Exercise

Other

Multicomponent exercise

Education classes

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. spatial and temporal gait parameters

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    velocity (cm/s), stride time (ms), stride length (cm), stride time variability (%) and stride length variability (%) under single- or two dual-task conditions

Secondary outcomes

  1. Executive Interview

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    This test consisted of 25-item rating for executive function on tasks. Scores ranged from 0 to 2 for each item, and higher scores indicated worse performance.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicomponent Exercise Improves Executive Function and Dual-task Decrements in Gait Among Older Adults

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Apr 2, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2014

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