ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2018
The Aerobic and Cognitive Exercise Study (ACES) for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With or At-Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Neuropsychological, Neurobiological and Neuroimaging Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 87 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
The Interactive Physical and Cognitive Exercise System (iPACES v3) to Benefit Brain Health in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): A Randomized Clinical Trial of Neuro-exergaming Pedal-to-play (iPACES) vs Pedal-while-play (PACE)
Neuro-exergaming for the Prevention and Remediation of Decline Due to Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Trial of the Interactive Physical and Cognitive Exercise System (iPACES-PD)
Effects of Combined Aerobic and Cognitive Training in a Simultaneous or Sequential Paradigm on Cognition and Brain Functional Activity in Patients with Amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Who cites it
87 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 175 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Physical Exercise Interventions for Cognitive Functions in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative Efficacy of Different Aquatic Exercise Modalities on Cognitive Function in The Elderly: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Acceptability and effectiveness of stationary bike intervention on health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review of intervention studies.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- An ALE meta-analysis on the effects of neural changes due to exercise on executive function in a healthy population.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Exergaming for dementia and mild cognitive impairment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of combined cognitive intervention and physical exercise on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of exercise intervention on executive function of middle-aged and elderly people: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of exergaming on executive function of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of preventive interventions on neuroimaging biomarkers in subjects at-risk to develop Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Cognitive Intervention Using Information and Communication Technology for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of e-Health Solutions for Aging With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2021Pooled it
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- Cerebral changes improved by physical activity during cognitive decline: A systematic review on MRI studies.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2019Pooled it
- Longitudinal effects of physical activity on sleep in association with hippocampal-amygdala subfield structure and functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Trial
- Structural brain improvements following individually tailored serious exergame-based training in mild neurocognitive disorders: exploratory randomized controlled trial.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Trial
- Comparison of dance and aerobic exercise on cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in sedentary older adults with cognitive impairment.European geriatric medicine · 2023Trial
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- Effects of a physical activity intervention on brain atrophy in older adults at risk of dementia: a randomized controlled trial.Brain imaging and behavior · 2021Trial
- The Effects of a 12-Month Weight Loss Intervention on Cognitive Outcomes in Adults with Overweight and Obesity.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Effects of simultaneous cognitive and aerobic exercise training on dual-task walking performance in healthy older adults: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2020Trial
27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Prior research has found that cognitive benefits of physical exercise and brain health in older adults may be enhanced when mental exercise is interactive simultaneously, as in exergaming. It is unclear whether the cognitive benefit can be maximized by increasing the degree of mental challenge during exercise. This randomized clinical trial (RCT), the Aerobic and Cognitive Exercise Study (ACES) sought to replicate and extend prior findings of added cognitive benefit from exergaming to those with or at risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). ACES compares the effects of 6 months of an
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