Aquatic Exercise for Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults
NCT ID: NCT05501249
Last Updated: 2023-03-01
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
25 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-02-01
2022-12-12
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Aquatic Exercise Group
Aquatic class 45 minutes, 3 times a week, for 8 weeks
Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training
Aquatic exercise class with focus on cognitive and physical exercise
Control Group
Usual care for 8 weeks and one hour education session on fall prevention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training
Aquatic exercise class with focus on cognitive and physical exercise
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Score greater than or equal to 3 on the Mini-Cog Test
* Stable medical condition within one month prior to the study
* Stable exercise program within one month prior to the study
* Available during study testing and group class times
* COVID-19 vaccination
* Permission from medical provider to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
* Contraindication to exercise or pool immersion (e.g., unstable cardiovascular conditions, fever, diarrhea, aqua-phobia)
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Emily Dunlap
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Emily Dunlap
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Emily Dunlap, BS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Texas at Austin
Locations
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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Carter HH, Spence AL, Pugh CJ, Ainslie P, Naylor LH, Green DJ. Cardiovascular responses to water immersion in humans: impact on cerebral perfusion. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2014 May;306(9):R636-40. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00516.2013. Epub 2014 Feb 19.
Bressel E, Louder TJ, Raikes AC, Alphonsa S, Kyvelidou A. Water Immersion Affects Episodic Memory and Postural Control in Healthy Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Oct/Dec;42(4):E1-E6. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000192.
Parfitt R, Hensman MY, Lucas SJE. Cerebral Blood Flow Responses to Aquatic Treadmill Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Jul;49(7):1305-1312. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001230.
Pugh CJ, Sprung VS, Ono K, Spence AL, Thijssen DH, Carter HH, Green DJ. The effect of water immersion during exercise on cerebral blood flow. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Feb;47(2):299-306. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000422.
Kang DW, Bressel E, Kim DY. Effects of aquatic exercise on insulin-like growth factor-1, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and cognitive function in elderly women. Exp Gerontol. 2020 Apr;132:110842. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.110842. Epub 2020 Jan 15.
Commandeur D, Klimstra MD, MacDonald S, Inouye K, Cox M, Chan D, Hundza SR. Difference scores between single-task and dual-task gait measures are better than clinical measures for detection of fall-risk in community-dwelling older adults. Gait Posture. 2018 Oct;66:155-159. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.08.020. Epub 2018 Aug 23.
de Assis GG, de Almondes KM. Exercise-dependent BDNF as a Modulatory Factor for the Executive Processing of Individuals in Course of Cognitive Decline. A Systematic Review. Front Psychol. 2017 Apr 19;8:584. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00584. eCollection 2017.
Doi T, Shimada H, Makizako H, Tsutsumimoto K, Hotta R, Nakakubo S, Suzuki T. Association of insulin-like growth factor-1 with mild cognitive impairment and slow gait speed. Neurobiol Aging. 2015 Feb;36(2):942-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.10.035. Epub 2014 Nov 1.
Nissim M, Hutzler Y, Goldstein A. A walk on water: comparing the influence of Ai Chi and Tai Chi on fall risk and verbal working memory in ageing people with intellectual disabilities - a randomised controlled trial. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2019 Jun;63(6):603-613. doi: 10.1111/jir.12602. Epub 2019 Feb 18.
Sato D, Seko C, Hashitomi T, Sengoku Y, Nomura T. Differential effects of water-based exercise on the cognitive function in independent elderly adults. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2015 Apr;27(2):149-59. doi: 10.1007/s40520-014-0252-9. Epub 2014 Jun 26.
Other Identifiers
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STUDY00001403
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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