Dual-task Training for Function in MCI
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentIntervention Model Description: This study utilizes a one-group design with repeated measures.Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 65 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate stage between the expected cognitive decline of normal aging and severe dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the United States about 20% of older adults have MCI, and approximately 15% per year of those with MCI will progress to AD....
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate stage between the expected cognitive decline of normal aging and severe dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the United States about 20% of older adults have MCI, and approximately 15% per year of those with MCI will progress to AD. With our rapidly aging society, we are approaching a public health crisis for which we are not fully prepared. Impaired cognitive function in aging can have far-reaching and devastating impacts on functional status, ability to maintain independence, and overall quality of life. Unfortunately, the therapeutic options to slow progression of cognitive decline in aging are limited. Dual-task training that involves simultaneous cognitive and motor challenges improves certain domains of both cognitive and motor function in older adults with MCI. However, we do not yet know the optimal methods of delivering this high-impact potential therapy in community-based settings with unique limitations and strengths. Therefore, the aims are to; 1) test the feasibility of conducting a community-based dual-task (thinking while exercising) physical activity intervention among adults, 65 years or older, with MCI; and 2) examine the impact of dual-task training on attention and motor function among adults, 65 years or older, with MCI. To accomplish these aims the investigators will conduct an 12-week, dual-task training program using the SmartFit Multisensory Fitness System (Oxnard, CA) among older adults with MCI. Our group-based training program involves two 1-hour training sessions per week, designed to simultaneously engage the mind and body, while promoting self-efficacy. Attention and motor function will be assessed prospectively. The investigators anticipate that findings from this trial will inform development of methods to bring evidence-based, non-invasive therapies into communities in need, in order to preserve function, independence, and quality of life well into older age.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04059705
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nikhil Satchidanand, PhD University at Buffalo, State University of New York