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Efficacy and Mechanisms of Combined Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training in MCI (The ACT Trial)
Status: Recruiting
The purpose of the study is to see how aerobic exercise and cognitive training alone or together affect cognition, brain structure and function, and physical fitness over the course of 18 months.
Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: 18 years and over
Inclusion Criteria:
-65 years and older
• diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment
• live in the community
• English speaking
• adequate vision
• physician confirms that exercise is safe
• stable on drugs affecting cognitive and psychological status
• able to have a MRI
Exclusion Criteria:
• resting heart rate less than 50 or greater than 100
• additional medical or mental health diagnosis (study staff will review)
• enrolled in another intervention study related to cognitive improvement
Interventions:
Behavioral: Aerobic & Cognitive Training (ACT), Behavioral: Cognitive Training Only, Behavioral: Cycling Only, Behavioral: Stretching and Mental Stimulating Activities
Conditions:
Brain & Nervous System, Community Health
Keywords:
cognitive decline, memory complaint, mild cognitive impairment
Study Contact: Russell Spafford - spaff010@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Dereck Salisbury
Phase: NA
IRB Number: STUDY00001135
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov