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Improving recruitment, retention, and adherence to 6-month cycling in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Acceptability and effectiveness of stationary bike intervention on health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review of intervention studies.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Mechanistic Investigation of Exercise Interventions in Rodent Models of Alzheimer's Disease and Prospects for Clinical Translation.Neural plasticity · 2026Pooled it
- Physical exercise is effective for neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2021Pooled it
- Recruitment and Screening Methods in Alzheimer's Disease Research: The FIT-AD Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of sequential aerobic exercise and cognitive training in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.Aging and health research · 2026Article
- Evaluating evidence-based recruitment strategies for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias clinical trial research: A literature review.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Review
- FEASibility testing a randomized controlled trial of an exercise program to improve cognition for T2DM patients (the FEAST trial): A study protocol.Research in nursing & health · 2021Article
- Effect of a multicomponent exercise intervention on brain metabolism: A randomized controlled trial on Alzheimer's pathology (Dementia-MOVE).Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2020Article
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- Impact of 6-month aerobic exercise on Alzheimer's symptoms.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2015Article
- Executive function: Responses to aerobic exercise in Alzheimer's disease.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
- Recruitment of Older Adults With Dementia for Research: An Integrative Review.Research in gerontological nursingReview
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Abstract
There is a pressing need to establish recruitment, retention, and adherence feasibility to inform clinical trials that will evaluate how exercise affects the symptoms and disease trajectory in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This paper reported the recruitment rate, retention, and adherence from a 6-month cycling study in community-dwelling older adults with mild-to-moderate AD using a single-group, repeated-measures design. Seven recruitment strategies were tested. Participants were prescribed an individualized, 15-45-min moderate intensity cycling 3 times a week for 6 months. The results showed a 1.87 recruitment rate (No. of participants recruited per month per site), 78.6% retention (No. of completers/No. of enrolled participants), and 86.4% adherence (number sessions meeting prescription dose/total number of sessions). The findings addressed a major gap in aerobic exercise studies in AD. Successful recruitment relies on community partnership, whereas strategies for ensuring participant exercise safety collectively improved retention and adherence.
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