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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Does Therapeutic Exercise Support Improvement in Cognitive Function and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Vasileios Papatsimpas, Sotiria Vrouva, George Papathanasiou, Marianna Papadopoulou, Christina Bouzineki, Sophia Kanellopoulou, Dimitra Moutafi, Daphne Bakalidou

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The effect of exercise on the improvement of verbal fluency, spatial working memory, and the three major executive functions in elderly alzheimer's patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  6. Effects of physical exercise on cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vasileios PapatsimpasPhysiotherapy Department, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3003-9593
Sotiria VrouvaPhysiotherapy Department, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8183-3335
George PapathanasiouPhysiotherapy Department, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.
Marianna PapadopoulouPhysiotherapy Department, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.
Christina BouzinekiAlzheimer Athens Association, 11636 Athens, Greece.
Sophia KanellopoulouAlzheimer Athens Association, 11636 Athens, Greece.
Dimitra MoutafiPathological Department, General Hospital Konstantopouleio, 14233 Nea Ionia, Greece.
Daphne BakalidouPhysiotherapy Department, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA), 12243 Athens, Greece.
University of West Attica · GRGreek Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders · GRAgia Olga Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of therapeutic exercise on cognitive function and daily activities in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). A total of 171 patients with mild AD from the Amarousion Day Care Center of the Alzheimer Society of Athens and the Athens General Hospital "G. Gennimatas" were randomly divided into three groups. Group A (aerobic and resistance exercise,

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activities of daily livingaerobic exerciseAlzheimer’s diseasecognitive functiondementiaresistance exercisetherapeutic exercise

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PMID37509042
PMCPMC10377697
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