Improvement of Cognitive Function, Strength, Inflammation, and Metabolic Risk by 8-Week Home-Based Exercise in Elderly Dementia Patients

The Effects of 8-Week Home-based Exercise Program on Cognitive Function, Muscle Strength, C-reactive protein and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in the Patient with Dementia Aged 80 and Over

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010760

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-15

Start date

2019-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Exercise) : This study divided participants aged 80 years and older with dementia into two groups to undergo an 8-week intervention: (1) Exercise Group and (2) Control Group. The intervention d

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 2. Patients with dementia aged 80 to 98 years 3. Patients with dementia who are able to walk and perform physical activities independently 4. Patients whose legal guardians, capable of understanding the program content, voluntarily agreed to participate and provided written consent on behalf of the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals outside the specified age range of the study 2. Individuals with severe diseases or serious complications 3. Individuals unable to ambulate independently 4. Individuals who died during the course of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mini-Mental State Examination, Korean version (MMSE-K)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Manual muscle strength test (shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle);Physiological indicators (Total Cholesterol [TC], Triglycerides [TG], High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol [HDL-C], Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol [LDL-C], C-Reactive Protein [CRP], Systolic Blood Pressure [SBP], Diastolic Blood Pressure [DBP]);Body composition (body weight, skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, body mass index [BMI], waist circumference)	—

Measure

Time frame

Manual muscle strength test (shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle);Physiological indicators (Total Cholesterol [TC], Triglycerides [TG], High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol [HDL-C], Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol [LDL-C], C-Reactive Protein [CRP], Systolic Blood Pressure [SBP], Diastolic Blood Pressure [DBP]);Body composition (body weight, skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, body mass index [BMI], waist circumference)

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Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactKim yunsung

Incheon National University

yunsung0603@naver.com+82-32-835-8695

Outcome results