Subjective memory problems can not be diagnosed as a disease. However, it is believed that these complaints could be precursors of Alzheimers disease and could therefore be a group of people at risk for dementia.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: golf training group
The golf training group exercise 3 x per week over a period of 23 weeks. Each session lasts 60 min. During follow-up, they are asked to fill in a questionnaire about thei
Sponsors
Sportmedizinisches Institut der Universität Paderborn
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) they are at least 60 years old, (2) answer "yes" to the question "do you have problems with your memory?" (3) they do not have a golf course qualification, (4) there are no chronic (-progressive) neurological or psychiatric disorders, (5) there are no diseases that restrict motor and mental performance and thereby impair participation in the study; (6) the independent consent to participate in the study is possible and does not have to be provided by a supervisor, (7) there is a medical certificate attesting the health of the subject to participate in the intervention (8) fluent in spoken and written German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| General cognitive functions: Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog), pre and post intervention, paper-pencil test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| connectivity of the Default-Mode-Network and other stimulus-specific brain networks, with 128-channel Electroencephalography and MRI for source localisation, neurotrophic factors via blood collection, pre and post | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Ströhlein
Sportmedizinisches Institut der Universität Paderborn
Outcome results
None listed