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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2023

The effects of high versus low frequency of combined physical and cognitive training on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive decline: a quasi-experimental study.

I-Ching Chuang, I-Chen Chen, Ken-Hsien Su, Yih-Ru Wu, Ching-Yi Wu

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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03619577 (The Effectiveness of Combining Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT03619577 naunknown statusnot on this map

The Effectiveness of Combining Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment

TypeinterventionalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2018 to 2022Enrolled200ConditionsMild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsSequential training
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

I-Ching ChuangDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259 Wen-Hwa 1St Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
I-Chen ChenDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan.
Ken-Hsien SuDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259 Wen-Hwa 1St Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yih-Ru WuDepartment of Neurology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ching-Yi WuDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259 Wen-Hwa 1St Road, Taoyuan, Taiwan. cywu@mail.cgu.edu.tw.

Funding

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital BMRPJ29Chang Gung Memorial Hospital CMRPD1M0041Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University from the Featured Areas Research Center Program within the Framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan EMRPD1M0411Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 109-2314-B-182-008-MY2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effects of combined training can be affected by training characteristics such as frequency, session length, and duration. No empirical studies to date have directly compared how combined physical and cognitive training offered at different training frequencies affects cognitive function for older adults with cognitive decline. This study investigated the impact of training frequency on cognitive outcomes after combined physical and cognitive training for older adults with cognitive decline.

methodsA quasi-experimental study was conducted in community facilities and day care centers. The study assigned 89 older adults with cognitive decline into high-frequency (HF) or low-frequency (LF) training groups. The participants received 90- to 105-min training sessions, one (LF) or three (HF) times a week, for 12 weeks. Outcome measures were the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Word List subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale, Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), and Stroop Color Word Test.

resultsThe HF group demonstrated greater improvement in immediate memory measured by the WL-IM (F = 8.7, P = 0.004) and in executive function measured by the SCWT (F = 5.89, P = 0.017) than the LF group. Compared with the HF group, the LF group showed a great improvement in delayed memory measured by the WL-DM (F = 9.62, P = 0.003). The HF and LF groups both increased in processing speed and global cognitive function.

conclusionsOur study indicated that the different training frequency of combined physical and cognitive training may result in benefits on different cognitive functions in older adults with cognitive decline. These findings may assist clinical practitioners in choosing appropriate training frequencies based on various intervention purposes for the elderly with cognitive decline.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03619577 (08/08/2018).

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Cognitive DysfunctionCognitive TrainingAgedCognitionExecutive FunctionHumansPhysical ExaminationCognitive declineCognitive trainingFrequencyPhysical exercise

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