Does Zumba Improve Cognition in Healthy APOE e4 Carriers and Noncarriers

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01012791

Enrollment

Registered

2009-11-13

Start date

2009-11-30

Completion date

2011-10-31

Last updated

2012-05-03

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Conditions

Cognitive Impairment

Keywords

Zumba exercise, ApoE

Brief summary

The main purpose of this study is to compare the effects on attention and memory functioning to participating in an aerobic and dance exercise called Zumba to educational program on exercise that encourages regular stretching and walking.

Interventions

OTHERZumba exercise

Subjects with do Zumba exercise for approximately 60 minutes twice a week for 6 months.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

55 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy women between the ages of 55-80 without cognitive complaints

Exclusion criteria

* History of significant health conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To examine the feasibility of doing exercise intervention studies in presymptomatic, at risk individuals and determine the optimal outcome measure with minimal practice effect.	6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To examine whether forty 60 minute sessions of Zumba are associated with cognitive changes in healthy women between 55 and 80 years of age.	6 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026