Status:
COMPLETED
Fit & Active Seniors Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Conditions:
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-79 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators propose to test the hypothesis that a six-month intervention of combined fitness and cognitive training in the form of dancing will have a significant positive effect on a variety of...
Detailed Description
Our previous trial (known as HALT, Healthy Active Lifestyle Trial) suggests that improvements in aerobic fitness have beneficial effects on cognitive function that are rather specific. That is, improv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 60-79 years of age
- Low-active: zero to two days of physical activity (\> 30 minutes per day) per week in previous six months.
- Personal physician's examination and/or consent to participate in testing and exercise intervention
- Successful completion of graded exercise test without evidence of cardiac abnormalities or responses which are likely to be exacerbated by exercise. This decision will be made by the attending cardiologist.
- Adequate responses to the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status (TICS-M) questionnaire
- Corrected (near and far) acuity of 20/40 or better in both eyes and no diagnosis of color-blindedness
- Initial depression score on GDS-15 (Geriatric Depression Scale) below clinical level (\> 10)
- No presence of implanted devices or metallic bodies above the waist
- No history of brain surgery that involved removal of brain tissue
- Right-handed
- No history of stroke or Transient ischemic attack(TIA)
- Intention to remain in the local area for the duration of the intervention or testing period
- English fluency
Exclusion
- Below 60 years of age or above 80 years of age at beginning of intervention
- Self-reported regular physical activity of more than 2 times per week in last six months
- Non-consent of physician
- Evidence of abnormal cardiac responses or conditions during graded exercise testing
- Inadequate responses to the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status (TICS-M) questionnaire (\<20)
- Uncorrectable (near and far) acuity of greater than 20/40 in either eye and/or color-blindness
- Depression score on GDS-15 indicative of clinical depression (≤ 10)
- Presence of any implanted devices above the waist i.e. cardiac pacemaker or auto-defibrillators; neural pacemaker; aneurysm clips in the Central Nervous System(CNS); cochlear implant; metallic bodies in the eye or CNS; any form of wires or metal devices that may concentrate radiofrequency fields
- History of brain surgery that involved removal of brain tissue
- Left-handed
- History of Stroke or TIA
- Intent to move or be away from the area for an extended period of time (i.e. \> 3 weeks) during the intervention or testing period
- Inability to communicate effectively in English
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
247 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01472744
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
February 23 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801