Cognitive Aging
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group: 100 participants of both sexes aged 60 and over, will undergo cognitive training and water gymnastics, Liang gong and localized gymnastics classes. Evaluations will be made through
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Do not have dementia; Do not present severe visual impairment or blindness;Do not present severe hearing loss or deafness; No hemiparesis or hemiplegia due to stroke; Do not present neurodegenerative disease; such as: Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's; Multiple Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; among others; To be able to wander without using an auxiliary gear; Have the proper medical control of chronic diseases and risk factors; according to medical guidance. Example; Diabetes mellitus and Systolic Arterial Hypertension controlled by drug; ccording to the prescription of a doctor;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. miss to 25% or more of the total number of meetings held; 2. Suffering hospitalization due to serious reason or hospitalization for more than 24 hours; 3. By choice, leave the research; 4. Suffering Stroke.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement of the physical and cognitive performance, measured through tests and questionnaires, of the participants submitted to the cognitive training, comparing them to the control group; reduction of the risk of falls and fear of falling from the physically active participants as well as those submitted to cognitive training | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| increased serum levels of BDNF as a marker of depression in participants submitted to cognitive training or not | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVagner Ramon Silva
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Outcome results
None listed