Chronic Effects of Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Elderly People

NCT ID: NCT02731261

Last Updated: 2016-04-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate if a six months period of physical exercise could improve motor memory consolidation in elderly people.

Detailed Description

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38 subjects of both genders, with a mean age of 71 years old participated in the study. Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Before the intervention of a physical exercise program, subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Conditions

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Elderly

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motor memory consolidation

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Before the intervention of a physical exercise program, subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Motor memory consolidation

Subjects were divided in two groups: a control group and an experimental group. Before the intervention of a physical exercise program, subjects performed a Finger Tapping Sequence to measure baseline performance. After the intervention, the assessment of the impact of exercise on motor memory consolidation was held in three stages: Training; 1 hour after training and 24 hours after training.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* individuals not engaged in physical activity;
* persons aged from 65 years.

Exclusion Criteria

* sensory abnormalities;
* mental abnormalities;
* motor abnormalities;
* other atypical health problems.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

72 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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André Ramalho

Mss

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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ESE IPCB01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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