Cognitive Functioning, Physical Functioning
Conditions
Keywords
walking, balance, strength, attention, memory, interference inhibition, dual-task, artmaking, exergaming
Brief summary
Investigators will develop and deliver a community-based recreation program, delivering group artmaking and group SMARTfit dual-task exergaming to community-dwelling older adults. The program will be delivered through the Buffalo-Niagara YMCA. Outcomes of interest are change in cognitive function and change in physical functioning, inresponse to 24 weeks of weekly training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExercise and art
Weekly SMARTfit dual-task exergaming and group art-making
Sponsors
State University of New York at Buffalo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* \> = 60 years of age * have no more than MCI (MoCA score ≥ 24 points) * have no contraindications to exercise, guided by the American College of Sports Medicine * fluent in English
Exclusion criteria
* have a condition that would prevent safe participation in the exercise, as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Older Adults (PAR-OA); * have severe neurological disease * have severe psychiatric illness * have a likelihood of withdrawing from the study due to severe illness or a life expectancy of \< 6 mo * have experienced a lower or upper limb amputation * have greater than mild cognitive impairment (MoCA score \< 24 points).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Function: Attention | From enrollment to week 8 and then week 16 | Change in performance on the Trail-Making Test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | From enrollment to week 8 and then week 16 | Change in balance assessed by the Four Stage Balance Test |
| Dual-Task Performance | From enrollment to week 8 and then week 16 | Dual task performance assessed using the Timed Up and Go-Dual Task |
| Cognitive Function: Interference Inhibition | baseline to week 8, through week 16 | Change in performance on the Stroop Test |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed