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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2025

A 24-week multi-component exercise program improves cognition and body composition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial.

Danming Xu, Xiaochu Wu, Junming Dai, Qing Li, Zhi Wang, Yimin Huang, Yu Zhang, Junjie Cao, Bingxue Li, Yirong Dong and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Danming Xu *Strength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiaochu Wu *National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Junming DaiStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qing LiStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Zhi WangSchool of Physical Education, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yimin HuangStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yu ZhangStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Junjie CaoStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Bingxue LiStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yirong DongSchool of Physical Education, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yanhao TuStrength and Conditioning Center, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

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Abstract

Background: This study investigated whether a 24-week, community-based multicomponent exercise intervention (MCEI) can improve body composition and cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: In this single-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial (RCT), 64 community-dwelling adults aged 65-75 years with MCI characterized by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 24, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ≤ 26, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) = 0.5, low skeletal muscle mass were randomly allocated (1:1) to a MCEI (aerobic, resistance and balance training, 3 × 60 min/week) or to a usual-activity control (UAC) group receiving weekly health education. Primary outcomes were skeletal muscle mass (SMM), fat-mass index (FMI), MMSE and MoCA; secondary outcomes included skeletal muscle index (SMI), basal metabolic rate (BMR), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and Animal Fluency Test (AFT). Assessments were conducted at baseline and within 1 week post-intervention by trained, blinded assessors. Intervention effects were examined with a 2 (group) × 2 (time) repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), reporting partial eta-squared (η Results: A significant Group × Time interaction was observed for SMM ( Conclusion: A 24-week community-based multicomponent exercise program safely increased skeletal muscle mass and reduced fat mass in older adults with MCI, but did not produce measurable improvements on screening-level cognitive measures. Future studies with longer duration, larger samples, and inclusion of cognitive challenges are warranted to clarify exercise-cognition interactions and establish dose-response relationships for both body composition and domain-specific cognition. Clinical trial registration: Identifier ChiCTR2000035012.

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body compositioncognitive functionmulticomponent exercise interventionrandomized controlled trial (RCT)skeletal muscle mass

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PMCPMC12832871

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