Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Multimodal Training of Combined Cognitive and/or Physical Training on Cognition and Fitness of Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The elderly population worldwide is expected to increase exponentially. There will be a higher percentage of older adults suffering cognitive decline in the coming decades. Cognitive impairment, being...
Detailed Description
The study design is a cluster randomized controlled trial. Twenty-four elderly centers as clusters will be randomly selected and assigned to be intervention (n=20) or control groups (n=4) in two study...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 60 or above
- Both gender
- Willingness and capability to participate in this study and training
- Willingness and capability to give informed consent to participate in this study
- Pass the cutting-point of referenced screening tests (cognitive and emotional)
- Screening tools:
- MOCA score above 19 (satisfactory basic function)
- Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) with scores \< 19 in positive scale, \< 22 in negative scale, and \< 38 in general psychopathology scale
Exclusion
- A history of systematic cardiovascular diseases, poorly controlled hypertension, stroke, Parkinson's disease
- Early stages of Alzheimer's Disease, or the use of psychoactive drugs
- Complicated conditions that preclude regular attendance of the training
- Currently receiving regular physical (perform aerobic, flexibility and stretching exercises for 3 days per week, 45 minutes per session, for 1 year or longer) and cognitive exercises (such as playing mahjong, chess, bridge and reading for more than 30 minutes per session and 3 times per week, for 1 year or longer ).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
228 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04727450
Start Date
April 1 2021
End Date
March 31 2023
Last Update
January 27 2021
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Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 00852