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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

24-hour activity cycle behaviors and gray matter volume in mild cognitive impairment.

Guilherme Moraes Balbim, Nárlon C Boa Sorte Silva, Ryan S Falck, Arthur F Kramer, Michelle W Voss, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2025. 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 6 papers.

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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.

NCT02669394 nacompletednot on this map

Reshaping the Path of Vascular Cognitive Impairment With Resistance Training

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2016 to 2022Enrolled91ConditionsTransient Ischemic Attack, Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Subcortical Vascular DementiaArmsResistance exercise training, Control: stretching and relaxation program
NCT02737878 nacompletednot on this map

Reshaping the Path of Mild Cognitive Impairment by Refining Exercise Prescription: Understanding Training Type and Exploring Mechanisms

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2017 to 2025Enrolled226ConditionsMild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsAerobic Training, Resistance Training, Balance and Tone Training
NCT02926157 nacompletednot on this map

Buying Time: Improving Sleep to Promote Cognitive Function in Older Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2016 to 2018Enrolled96ConditionsSleep, AgingArmsLife Style and Sleep Intervention
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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Guilherme Moraes BalbimDepartment of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9059-0299
Nárlon C Boa Sorte SilvaDepartment of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Ryan S FalckDepartment of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Arthur F KramerDepartment of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michelle W VossDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Teresa Liu-AmbroseDepartment of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Funding

Canada Research ChairsCANTRAIN StrokeCogCIHR AWD- 016347CIHR MOP-142206CIHR PJT-148902Dawn ShawHeart and Stroke Foundation of Canada G-15-0009019Jack Brown and Family Alzheimer Research FoundationMichael Smith Health Research BCVancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Innovation and Translational Research Awards F16-01717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe 24-hour activity cycle (24-HAC) includes physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep. The 24-HAC composition and brain health relationship in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) remains underexplored. We examined associations between 24-HAC composition and gray matter (GM) volume.

methodsCross-sectional study in 110 adults with MCI. Actigraphy assessed 24-HAC behaviors. FreeSurfer quantified GM. Compositional linear regressions and isotemporal substitution determined 24-HAC composition and GM volume associations.

resultsHigher moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) relative to remaining behaviors was associated with greater right inferior temporal gyrus volume (ß = 0.30, false-discovery rate (FDR)-corrected-p = 0.030). Higher SB relative to remaining behaviors was associated with lower volume in the same region (ß = -0.45, FDR-corrected-p = 0.015). Reallocating 30 min from SB to MVPA predicted 2.1% greater (ß = 0.06, p < 0.001) and from MVPA to SB predicted 2.8% lower volume (ß = -0.08, p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Increasing MVPA at the expense of SB may protect GM in regions prone to Alzheimer's disease-related atrophy. TRIAL REGISTRATIONS: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02926157, NCT02737878, and NCT02669394. HIGHLIGHTS: The 24-hour behaviors are associated to inferior temporal volume in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). More moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is linked with greater inferior temporal volume in older adults with MCI. Allocation from sedentary time to MVPA predicts greater inferior temporal volume.

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Activity CyclesCognitive DysfunctionExerciseGray MatterSedentary BehaviorActigraphyAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicgray mattermild cognitive impairmentphysical activitysedentary behaviorsleep

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PMCPMC12281022

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