Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group attend the occupational therapy and aerobic therapy once a week for three years.
Non-intervention group attend a dementia enlightenment lectuer once a year and live ordinary life.
C
Sponsors
Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The MCI subjects were selected from community-dwellers aged 65 years or above in Ajimu, Japan. The subject was defined as amnestic subtypes of MCI according to the criteria of the follows; insidious onset and gradual progression, impaired memory, the 32 words delayed recall score 1.0 SD below an education adjusted norm, a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 0.5, a score of 24 to 30 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and age of 65 years or above.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients of (1)Ischemic heart disease (2)Dementia 2.Persons with mental problems 3.Pregnant women 4.Persons who are not adequate for the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The subject is observed cognitive functions using "Five-Cog", a neuropsychological assessment comprised of five categories: memory, attention, verbal fluency, clock drawing test, and analogy. This examination is evaluated every one year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brain perfusion SPECT study, MMSE, CDR, WMS-R (logical memory I) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTatsuo Yamada
Fukuoka University Fifth Department of Internal Medicine
Outcome results
None listed