Physical Activity and Cerebral Metabolism in the Elderly: a Randomised Controlled Trial

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2014

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2015

Conditions
DementiaCognitive Impairment
Interventions
OTHER

Individualised aerobic exercise training

During the first 4 weeks of intervention two of the three weekly training sessions are offered as group training supervised by the respective qualified exercise physiologist of the Department of Sports Medicine. After 4 weeks, participants' physical performance is reassessed at the Department of Sports Medicine. If necessary, workload is readjusted to achieve the initially defined exercise intensity.

OTHER

Waiting Control

After waiting for 12 weeks with normal daily activity, patients are allocated to a individualised aerobic exercise training, too.

Trial Locations (2)

60487

Department of Sports Medicine, Institute of Sports Sciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

60590

Institute of General Practice, Goethe University,, Frankfurt am Main

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Professor Johannes Pantel

OTHER

NCT02343029 - Physical Activity and Cerebral Metabolism in the Elderly: a Randomised Controlled Trial | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter