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Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2016

Effects of combined physical and cognitive training on fitness and neuropsychological outcomes in healthy older adults.

Laurence Desjardins-Crépeau, Nicolas Berryman, Sarah A Fraser, Thien Tuong Minh Vu, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Karen Zh Li, Laurent Bosquet, Louis Bherer

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized 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. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04467216 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Virtual Reality Motor-cognitive Training for Older People With Cognitive Frailty: A Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2020 to 2020Enrolled17ConditionsCognitive FrailtyArmsComputerised cognitive training using virtual reality
NCT04730817 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Virtual Reality Motor-cognitive Training for Older People With Cognitive Frailty: The Implementation of the Prototype

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled400ConditionsCognitive Frailty, Physical FunctionArmsVirtual Reality Motor-Cognitive Training System
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Effects of different training characteristics in combined resistance and cognitive training on motor and cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laurence Desjardins-CrépeauDepartment of Psychology, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Research Center, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Nicolas BerrymanResearch Center, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Sports Studies, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Sarah A FraserInterdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Thien Tuong Minh VuResearch Center, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Marie-Jeanne KergoatResearch Center, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Karen Zh LiDepartment of Psychology and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Laurent BosquetFaculté des sciences du sport, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Louis BhererResearch Center, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Psychology and PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Université de Poitiers · FRUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePhysical exercise and cognitive training have been shown to enhance cognition among older adults. However, few studies have looked at the potential synergetic effects of combining physical and cognitive training in a single study. Prior trials on combined training have led to interesting yet equivocal results. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of combined physical and cognitive interventions on physical fitness and neuropsychological performance in healthy older adults.

methodsSeventy-six participants were randomly assigned to one of four training combinations using a 2×2 factorial design. The physical intervention was a mixed aerobic and resistance training program, and the cognitive intervention was a dual-task (DT) training program. Stretching and toning exercises and computer lessons were used as active control conditions. Physical and cognitive measures were collected pre- and postintervention.

resultsAll groups showed equivalent improvements in measures of functional mobility. The aerobic-strength condition led to larger effect size in lower body strength, independently of cognitive training. All groups showed improved speed of processing and inhibition abilities, but only participants who took part in the DT training, independently of physical training, showed increased task-switching abilities. The level of functional mobility after intervention was significantly associated with task-switching abilities.

conclusionCombined training did not yield synergetic effects. However, DT training did lead to transfer effects on executive performance in neuropsychological tests. Both aerobic-resistance training and stretching-toning exercises can improve functional mobility in older adults.

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Neuropsychological TestsAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMalePhysical FitnessResistance Trainingagingcognitive performancecombined interventiondual taskexecutive functionsphysical performance

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PMID27698558
PMCPMC5034910
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