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Physical training with and without combined mental exercises and its effect on gait and cognition in the elderly

High-intensity training associated or not with dual-task exercises and its effect on gait and cognitive capacity in the elderly

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-107mtjc8
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-10
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gait

Interventions

This is a randomized controlled, double-blind clinical study. Participants will be divided into two groups by computer-generated random sequence. Control group: 18 elderly people will participate in h
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Lead Sponsor
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Porto Alegre
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 60 years of age or older; both genders; live in Porto Alegre; be available to participate in the program on the days and times established; be physically independent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To have physical limitations that make it impossible to perform the proposed exercises; having uncontrolled chronic diseases; disabling pain

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to see an improvement in the quality of gait verified by reducing the execution time in the three-meter walk test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to see an improvement in cognitive capacity verified by better performance in the MOCA, Digit Span, Trail Making Test, Stroop Test and Semantic Verbal Fluency tests.;It is expected to see improvements in balance and functional capacity verified by better performance in the Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-Best) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), respectively.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAdriana de Lemos

Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

adrianatl@ufcspa.edu.br+55-51-33038876

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026