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