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NCT Number: NCT06383910

The Effect Of Square Stepping Exercise Training On Cognitive Functions And Quality Of Life In Geriatric Individuals

This study was designed to investigate the effects of Square-Stepping Exercise Training on cognitive functions and quality of life in geriatric individuals. The volunteer participants in the study were randomly divided into two groups: a square-stepping exercise group and a control group.

In the study, participants in the exercise training groups received square stepping exercises three days a week for six weeks, while those in the control group did not undergo any training. Both groups were assessed before and six weeks after the training period.

The investigators used several assessment tools including Hodkinson's Mental Test, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test, and the Turkish World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

65 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals aged between 65-75 years old,
  • Able to walk independently,
  • Hodkinson Mental Test score ≥ 8,
  • Without any neurological or lower extremity-affecting diseases,
  • Healthy geriatric individuals who agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion criteria

  • Using 3 or more medications,
  • Hodkinson Mental Test score <8,
  • Currently participating in any exercise/rehabilitation program,
  • Geriatric individuals with a history of lower extremity surgery

Treatment and study plan

Square Stepping Exercise

Behavioral

The exercise is performed on a thin exercise mat divided into 40 small squares. Participants are shown specific step patterns on this mat and are instructed to repeat the same step pattern until the end of the exercise mat. Once a pattern is completed on the exercise mat, its mirror-image pattern is also performed. The basic pattern is repeated 3-5 times, followed by the same number of repetitions for the mirror-image pattern. However, if participants struggle with the pattern, it is repeated until they learn it. Individuals execute the demonstrated pattern on the exercise mat and return to the beginning of the mat after completing it.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change on Cognitive Functions from Base on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment In 6 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks

    The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was designed as a rapid screening instrument for mild cognitive dysfunction. It assesses different cognitive domains: attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.

  2. Change on Cognitive Functions from Base on the Stroop Test In 6 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks

    The Stroop test measures the interference between reading and naming the ink color of words, highlighting the conflict between automatic and controlled cognitive processes.

  3. Change on Cognitive Functions from Base on the Trail Making Test In 6 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks

    The Trail Making Test is a test that involves visual scanning and working memory. Test consists of two parts, A and B. In Part A (TMT-A), the participant must draw a line to connect consecutive numbers, from 1 to 25. In Part B (TMT-B), the participant connects numbers and letters in an alternating progressive sequence, 1 to A, A to 2, 2 to B, and so on

  4. Change on Quality of Live from Base on the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale Turkish version In 6 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks

    The WHOQOL-OLD is an instrument for the assessment of subjective quality of life in elderly people.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pamukkale University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2024
First posted
Apr 25, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 25, 2024

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