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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Multimodal exercise program, developed specifically for people with dementia, 16weeks, 2x/week, 1h
Group 2: Control group (no intervention)
Sponsors
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) diagnosis of dementia or “suspected” dementia b) Alzheimer disease or vascular dementia or other primary dementia c) mild to moderate stage of dementia (MMSE 10-24) d) ambulatory ability of about 10m with or without walking aid e) consent of the general practitioner
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) secondary dementia b) other serve cognitive impairments c) other serve neurological disease d) other serve disease of acute stage e) serve motor impairments
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Balance: FICSIT-4 Scale; Mobility: Timed Up & Go Test, 6m Walk Test; Gait: Gaitanalysis with GAITRite (single and dual task); Examination of the primary outcome at baseline and after the intervention of 16 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Strength: modified 30 Second Chair Stand; Activities of Daily Living: Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily living, Physical Performance Test adjusted 7-items, Barthel Index; Lower limb function: Short Physical Performance Battery; Global Cognition: Mini-Mental State Examination; Learning and Memory: California Verbal Learning Test, Digit Span Test (forward and backward); Language: Regensburger Wortflüssigkeitstest; Processing Speed: Trail Making Test A; Visual spatial Cognition: Clock Drawing Test; Examination of the secondary outcome at baseline and after the intervention of 16 weeks | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSandra Trautwein
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Outcome results
None listed