Effects of an Exercise Program for Nursing Home Patients With Dementia

Effects of an Exercise Program for Nursing Home Patients With Dementia - a Six Months Assessor Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02262104

Acronym

EXDEM

Enrollment

170

Registered

2014-10-10

Start date

2012-09-30

Completion date

2013-09-30

Last updated

2014-12-03

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Conditions

Dementia

Keywords

Exercise, dementia, nursing home

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of an exercise program on nursing home patients with dementia.

Detailed description

The intervention group will be exercising one hour twice a week for 12 weeks. The participants will be doing intensive strength exercises and challenging balance exercises in groups of 4-6. Two physical therapists will be leading the intervention group. The control group will be meeting at the same frequency. Groups of 4-6 will be lead by an occupational therapist. The participants will be doing relaxation exercises, listen to music and social activities such as board games or indoor bowling. The investigators will carry out three test periods: * Baseline testing before intervention start * Post test after 12 weeks of intervention * Follow-up 12 weeks after post test. The testing will comprise: * Physical tests carried out by physiotherapists * Questionnaires concerning mental health and ADL (activities of daily living) * Cognition tests * Cortisol in saliva

Interventions

BEHAVIORALIntensive exercise

Arm 1: Intervention group. Intensive strength exercise (12RM) for lower limb and balance exercises twice a week for 1 hour. Groups of max 3 participants lead by physiotherapist

BEHAVIORALControl

Arm 2: control. Social activity group with light exercise, reading, and games. Lead by occupational therapist or nursing staff

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \>55 years old * Living in nursing home * Able to stand with help from max 1 * Able to walk 6 meters with or without walking aid

Exclusion criteria

* Medically unstable * Longterm psychotic * Severe communication problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Berg Balance Scale	12 weeks

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026