Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
Conditions
Keywords
Home-based exercise program, Basic functional mobility, Central executive functions
Brief summary
The aim of this exploratory pilot study is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the adapted T&E home-based exercise program on the basic functional mobility and executive functions in persons with mild or probable Alzheimer's Disease.
Detailed description
Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured at T0 (one week before the begin of the intervention) and T1, (one week after the eight weeks of the intervention) at home of the participants. Eight home-based physiotherapy sessions will occur in two months, once a week, to activate the preserved implicit memory (PIM). The recommendations are to train three weeks with the same exercise program, three times a week (one time coached by the attributed physiotherapist and two times coached by a natural or family caregiver). After three weeks, the participants can choose if they want to keep the same exercises or change all or some of these, in testing other tasks. Every training session will be planned to last 45 minutes. During each training session, the participant will note on his/her own Training booklet each task performed. The Training booklet will be used to plane, organize, and remember details for the next training session. Twelve participants will take part at this study.
Interventions
OTHERTest and exercise home-based program
Eight home-based physiotherapy sessions will occur in two months, once a week, to activate the preserved implicit memory (PIM). The recommendations are to train three weeks with the same exercise program, three times a week (one time coached by the attributed physiotherapist and two times coached by a natural or family caregiver). After three weeks, the participants can choose if they want to keep the same exercises or change all or some of these, in testing other tasks. Every training session will be planned to last 45 minutes. During each training session, the participant will note on his/her own Training booklet each task performed. The Training booklet will be used to plane, organize, and remember details for the next training session.
Sponsors
Hilfiker Roger
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Must living at their own home, * Clinical diagnosis of mild or probable Alzheimer's Disease, * Must be medical stable, * Must be able to walk with or without assistive device without physical assistance of another person, * Must be able to follow one-step commands, * Family caregiver's must agree to participate at the training sessions.
Exclusion criteria
* Severe vision and verbal impairment, * Any serious orthopaedic condition, * Any major neurologic or musculoskeletal comorbidity that might affect their functional mobility, * Any limiting cardiac or pulmonary condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional mobility | 8 weeks | Berg Balance Scale (BBS), scoring ranges from 0 (worse) to 56 (best) |
| Stand and go | 8 weeks | Time Up and Go test (TUG) in seconds |
| Sit to stand | 8 weeks | Five Time Sit to Stand (FTSTS) in seconds |
| Walking speed | 8 weeks | The self-selected and the maximal walking speed (SSWS/MWS) on a 6-meter walk |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participation agreement | 4 months | Fulfilled if 75% of eligible subjects agree to participate and sign the consent |
| The Set shifting (Mental flexibility) | 8 weeks | Trail Making Test Part-Be in seconds |
| Drop out / withdraw | 8 months | Fulfilled if 75% of the participants take part in the total duration of the study |
| Costs | 8 months | Fulfilled if the cost does not exceed the planed amounts by more than 5% |
| The updating (Working memory) | 8 weeks | Digit span backward task, number of the successful sequences between 0 and 14 |
| The response inhibition | 8 weeks | Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT) Victoria, comparison of the expected score to the participant's score to calculate the Z-score |
| Feasibility of recruitement | 4 months | Inclusion of 12 subjects between the 30 of May 2021 ant the 30 of Septembre 2021 |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Primary ContactAnne-Gabrielle Mittaz Hager, PhD Cand
Backup ContactRoger Hilfiker, PhD Cand
Outcome results
None listed