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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2016

Effects of momentum-based dumbbell training on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Jiaojiao Lü, Mingyun Sun, Leichao Liang, Yi Feng, Xiaoyu Pan, Yu Liu

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Effects of physical exercise on working memory in older adults: a systematic and meta-analytic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jiaojiao LüKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Mingyun SunInstitue of Physical Education, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, People's Republic of China; Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Leichao LiangKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yi FengKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoyu PanKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yu LiuKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the effects of an innovative momentum-based dumbbell-training intervention on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). SUBJECTS AND

methodsA total of 45 community-dwelling older adults with MCI were randomly assigned to either a dumbbell-training group (DTG; n=22) or a control group (CG; n=23). Participants in the DTG participated in exercise sessions three times weekly for 12 weeks. The primary outcome measures were cognitive function, including the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) - Cognitive subscale, Trail Making Test part B, Digit Span Test (DST) - forward, and DST - backward, with secondary outcome measures being Timed Up and Go, functional reach, and the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale.

resultsIn an intent-to-treat analysis, participants in the DTG had significantly improved ADAS - Cognitive subscale scores compared to those in the CG (5.02 points, P=0.012). There was a significant within-group change (improvement) in Trail Making Test part B (33.32 seconds, P<0.001) and DST - backward (0.41 points, P=0.025) scores. No change was observed for the DST - forward measure. Participants in the DTG also improved their functional mobility compared to those in the CG (Timed Up and Go, 0.81 seconds; P=0.043).

conclusionThere is preliminary evidence showing the potential benefit of momentum-based dumbbell training for improving cognitive function in older adults with MCI.

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AgedChinaCognitionCognitive DysfunctionExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsPilot ProjectsTreatment Outcomecognitionexercise interventionmild cognitive impairmentolder adultsphysical performance

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PMID26766905
PMCPMC4699540

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