The Effect of Age, Physical Fitness and a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise on Motor and Cognitive Functions

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03750812

Enrollment

120

Registered

2018-11-23

Start date

2018-12-31

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2018-11-23

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Conditions

Age-related Cognitive Decline, Physical Activity

Brief summary

The proposed study is intended to examine the connection between two types of inhibition - cognitive and motor and the connection between motor inhibitory functions and a single bout of physical exercise in the context of age and physical fitness.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAerobic Exercise

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

BEHAVIORALWatching television

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

22 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Non-smokers * Do not take psychiatric drugs on a regular basis * Geriatric Depression Scale score less than 3 * Mini-Mental State Examination score higher than 27 * Healthy and able to exercise at medium intensity

Exclusion criteria

* All others

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Improvement in cognitive functions after exercise	One and a half hours	This improvement will be measured through use of a vocal stroop test
Improvement in motor functions after exercise	One and a half hours	This improvement will be measured through use of a multi-limb reaction time test

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactMona Abu-Rukun, MA

mona1986ar@gmail.com972-54-5343199

Outcome results

None listed

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