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Effects of combined aerobic exercise and video games on memory function and hippocampal plasticity in older adults

Effects of combined aerobic exercise and video games on memory function and hippocampal plasticity in older adults

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900022702
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-04-23
Start date
2019-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-04-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cognitive Decline

Interventions

Combined Intervention Group:Video game combined aerobic exercise training
Video game:Video game training
Aerobic Exercise Group:Aerobic exercise training
Active Control Group:Academic lecture

Sponsors

Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 55-75 years old; (2) community-dwelling; (3) moderate physical activity less than 150 minutes/week in the past 12 months; (4) normal global cognition (scored 24 or more on MoCA); (5) normal activities of daily living; (6) education =9 years; (7) right handed; (8) no history of neurological or psychiatric disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) scored 16 or more on CES-D; (2) presence of of diseases that hinder moderate intensity aerobic exercise (including heart disease, heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, severe chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, and other diseases that hinder aerobic exercise); (3) stroke or brain injury; (4) require help to walk; (5) schedule conflict with the intervention program.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Memory Test;executive function;Spatial ability;resting-state functional MRI scan;MRI scan;d-MRI scan;Physical activity;Cardiorespiratory fitness;serum BDNF;Working Memory;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Language;Mental health;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJuan Li

Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

lijuan@psych.ac.cn+86 13718469796

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026