Status:
RECRUITING
Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Alzheimer's Association
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Physical Activity
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of beat-accented music stimulation (BMS) for behavioral changes of physical activity (PA) in older adults with subjective memory complaints. Spe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults at least 65 years old.
- Ambulatory/capable of walking for 6 minutes without pain or aid such as a walker/cane.
- Able to speak and read English.
- Healthy enough to exercise at moderate intensity with or without medical clearance by a primary care physician.
- Living in the community for the duration of the study (6 months).
- Having a reliable means of transportation.
- Having a safe place (at least 6 feet by 6 feet of open space) at home for unsupervised exercise training.
- Having self-perceived memory complaints.
- Having no symptoms of suicidal ideation and not meeting criteria for depressive disorder.
- Physically low-active by doing \< 60 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and no strength training for the last 3 months.
Exclusion
- Diagnosis of neurological disorder or spinal cord disorder.
- Known exercise contraindications.
- Current cancer treatment.
- Stroke or neural impairment in the past 6 months.
- Hip/knee/spinal fracture or surgery in the past 6 month.
- Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes 3x/week in Months 1-2 and 1x/week in Months 3-4.
- Currently participating in any other physical activity or fitness-related research study.
- Use of medication for Alzheimer's disease. Change in dosage of medications prescribed for anxiety or depression within the previous 6 months.
- Regularly drink \> 14 alcoholic beverages a week or current illicit drug use.
- Meet the threshold for cognitive impairment.
- Meet the threshold for clinical depression.
- Uncorrected hearing or visual impairments.
- Unable to understand the study procedures.
- One of the household members is participating in this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 15 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06496425
Start Date
May 15 2024
End Date
October 1 2026
Last Update
March 24 2025
Active Locations (2)
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30324
2
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27412