The Effect of Age, Physical Fitness and a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise on Motor and Cognitive Functions

NCT ID: NCT03750812

Last Updated: 2018-11-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-31

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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The proposed study is intended to examine the connection between two types of inhibition - cognitive and motor and the connection between motor inhibitory functions and a single bout of physical exercise in the context of age and physical fitness.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Physical Activity Age-related Cognitive Decline

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Highly fit older adults - Exercise

This will receive an aerobic exercise intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

Poorly fit older adults - Exercise

This arm will receive an aerobic exercise intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

Highly fit young adults - Exercise

This arm will receive an aerobic exercise intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

Poorly fit young adults - Exercise

This arm will receive an aerobic exercise intervention

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

Highly fit older adults - TV

This arm will sit at rest and watch television

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Watching television

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Poorly fit older adults - TV

This arm will sit at rest and watch television

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Watching television

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Highly fit young adults - TV

This arm will sit at rest and watch television

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Watching television

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Poorly fit young adults - TV

This arm will sit at rest and watch television

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Watching television

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Interventions

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Aerobic Exercise

Medium-intense 60% heart rate reserve (HRR) aerobic exercise on a treadmill for 30 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Watching television

Sitting and watching television for 30 minutes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Non-smokers
* Do not take psychiatric drugs on a regular basis
* Geriatric Depression Scale score less than 3
* Mini-Mental State Examination score higher than 27
* Healthy and able to exercise at medium intensity

Exclusion Criteria

* All others
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yael Netz, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Wingate Academic Institute

Locations

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Hille Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Mona Abu-Rukun, MA

Role: CONTACT

972-54-5343199

Facility Contacts

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Eias Kassem, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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HYMC-0065-18

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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