Cognitive Impairment, Physical Functional Impairment
Conditions
Brief summary
This aim of this study is to examine the therapeutic impacts of a group-based recreational program that delivers guided visual artmaking and dual-task exergaming, to older adults. Outcomes of interest include cognitive function (attention, task-switching, interference inhibition), physical function (balance, walking, lower-limb strength), and dual-task performance. Key implementation outcomes including intervention fidelity, feasibility, and acceptability will be explored to inform design of future community-based intervention programs.
Interventions
OTHERArtmaking and exergaming
Weekly visual artmaking and exergaming
Sponsors
State University of New York at Buffalo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Have no more than MCI (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥ 24 points) * Have no contraindications to exercise guided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) * 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 * 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. * Having a lower or upper limb amputation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in performance on the Stroop Color-Word Test | From enrollment to study end at 24 weeks | Change in score on the Stroop Color-Word Test |
| Performance on the Trail Making Test | From baseline to study end at 24 weeks | Change in score on the Trail Making Test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Performance on Four Stage Balance Test | From baseline to study end at 24 weeks | Change in score on the Four Stage Balance Test |
| Performance on the Six-Minute Walk Test | From baseline to study end at 24 weeks | Change in score on the Six-Minute Walk Test |
| Dual-Task Ability | From baseline to study end at 24 weeks | Change in scores on the Timed Up and Go Test: Dual Task |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed