Effect of Strength Training on Executive Functions in Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

NCT ID: NCT03946254

Last Updated: 2019-05-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-15

Brief Summary

Cognitive impairment or dementia is their last degree in one of the main concerns at a social level in these ages. To this day, there are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies that can help prevent deterioration, as in this case, physical exercise.

In the existing scientific literature, you can find a lot of information about the effect of aerobic exercise on cognition, but little is known about the effect of force exercise and its effect on general cognition and executive functions.

Therefore, in this research the investigators will investigate the effect of strength training in people over 60 with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in executive functions. For this, a controlled and randomized clinical trial will be developed in the city of Seville

Detailed Description

The training program will last 20 weeks and a frequency of 3 times / week.

During the week 0 the initial evaluation will be developed. Between weeks 1-20, the training program will be addressed. In week 21, all the changes made in all the measured variables will be evaluated.

Finally, in week 33 the variables will be measured again to see if the possible improvements given in the training program last over time.

The experimental group will perform a planned and individualized training with guided machines and training loads will be adjusted at the beginning of each week.

The control group will perform breathing and relaxation exercises to avoid a sample death.

After the intervention, there will be a follow-up phase for 3 months.

Conditions

Strength Training; Executive Function

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Intervention

THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WILL DEVELOP 20 WEEKS OF TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE MUSCLE CAPACITY. FOR THIS, FORCE EXERCISES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN GUIDED MACHINES.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Effect of strength training on executive functions in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Strength training sessions will have a frequency of 3 times per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) for 20 weeks. In addition, each subject is subject to an individualized training program according to the workload in order to progressively increase the intensity of work. The workload will be modified progressively by influencing both the total volume of repetitions and the intensity of the exercises. The exercises will be controlled movements and not harmful, as guided machines will be used to facilitate the execution of actions. In addition, the largest amount of muscle groups to be able to generate strength gains in all muscle groups. The control group will perform breathing exercises and low intensity stretching during the same days and with the same duration as the experimental group

Control

THE CONTROL GROUP WILL DEVELOP 20 WEEKS OF BALANCE AND BREATHING EXERCISES.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Effect of strength training on executive functions in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Strength training sessions will have a frequency of 3 times per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) for 20 weeks. In addition, each subject is subject to an individualized training program according to the workload in order to progressively increase the intensity of work. The workload will be modified progressively by influencing both the total volume of repetitions and the intensity of the exercises. The exercises will be controlled movements and not harmful, as guided machines will be used to facilitate the execution of actions. In addition, the largest amount of muscle groups to be able to generate strength gains in all muscle groups. The control group will perform breathing exercises and low intensity stretching during the same days and with the same duration as the experimental group

Interventions

Effect of strength training on executive functions in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment.

Strength training sessions will have a frequency of 3 times per week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) for 20 weeks. In addition, each subject is subject to an individualized training program according to the workload in order to progressively increase the intensity of work. The workload will be modified progressively by influencing both the total volume of repetitions and the intensity of the exercises. The exercises will be controlled movements and not harmful, as guided machines will be used to facilitate the execution of actions. In addition, the largest amount of muscle groups to be able to generate strength gains in all muscle groups. The control group will perform breathing exercises and low intensity stretching during the same days and with the same duration as the experimental group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• The sample is made up of people over 60 years of age, who are not active professionally, speak and understand the Spanish language.
• In addition, they should be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. This will be evaluated by specialists through the minimental test (score between 24 and 28).
• On the other hand, they should not suffer from other serious psychiatric or neurodegenerative neurological diseases.
• In relation to mental health, it will be a reason for exclusion to have had 3 episodes of depression in the last 5 years or 10 episodes that have required some psychiatric or medical treatment.In addition,
• The people included must be postmenopausal

Exclusion Criteria

• Participate in other physical exercise programs in a systematic way or in individualized and systematic programs in cognitive programs.
• Dispose of cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases that involve an absolute contradiction of physical exercise (unstable angina, severe auroventricular block) and cerebrovascular or have suffered a heart attack in the last 6 years.
• Have had seizures (More than 2 in the last 12 months).
• Consumption of alcohol 20 grams / day or 2 beers or wine glasses daily.
• Functional limitations (According to Functional activities Questionnaire)
• Being a musician or bilingual.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Seville

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Manuel Jesús

Science of physical activity and sport

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

manuel jesus j roldan, Sports Sci

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Seville

Locations

Education Faculty

Seville, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Central Contacts

manuel jesus j roldan, Sports Sci

Role: CONTACT

jimenez.roldan.manueljesus@gmail.com

650344644

Facility Contacts

manuel jesus j roldan

Role: primary

jimenez.roldan.manueljesus@gmail.com

650344644

Role: backup

jimenez.roldan.manueljesus@gmail.com

Other Identifiers

University of seville

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id