dementia
Conditions
Interventions
The elderly with dementia who live in the facility, will be divided into three groups according by the randomized numerical table method: Tai Chi group, conventional exercise group, and control group,
Sponsors
Kobe University, Graduate School of Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Those who are 65 years of age or older and have a mild to moderate cognitive function, and those with 10 to 23 points of Mini-Mental State Experience (MMSE) who are judged by their doctors to be able to participate in exercise programs. Condition is stable, pain, pruritus, itchy leg syndrome, those who do not admit symptoms that significantly inhibit sleep, such as sleep apnea syndrome. Those who have not been contraindicated from their doctor for exercising.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have serious acute or chronic diseases and have difficulty carrying out exercise. Those who have regular exercise habits (3 times a week, 30 minutes each time, 3 months or more) in the last year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective sleep status measured by activity meter (ActiGraphGT9X+) or sleep scan to measure the sleep efficiency and activity Short Physical Performance Battery, SPPB | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life in Alzheimers Disease, QOL-AD | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactRan Gao
Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed