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Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
65 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 6 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The exercise intervention lasts for 6 months."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether music with a strong beat helps adults age 65 and older who have memory concerns become more active over 6 months. It also tests effects on thinking, physical skills, and quality of life. People are assigned by chance to exercise with or without this music.

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of beat-accented music stimulation (BMS) for behavioral changes of physical activity (PA) in older adults with subjective memory complaints. Specific Aims are to determine (1) whether BMS beneficially influences PA behaviors and psychological responses to PA in older adults for 6 months, and (2) whether exercising with BMS differently influences physical and cognitive functioning as well as quality of life in older adults. To test the effects of BMS on PA, participants will be randomly assigned to an exercise intervention that either includes BMS or does not include BMS. Participants will attend a supervised group strength training (ST) (30 minutes per day) and aerobic exercise (AE) (30-50 minutes per day) session for 3 days per week for the first 2 months, 1 day per week for the next 2 months (while encouraging participants to independently perform both AE and ST on other days), and independently for the final 2 months (always with a goal of performing \>150minutes per week AE and 3 days per week of ST for 30 minutes per day).

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 65 or older.
  • Can walk without pain or walking aids.
  • Can speak and read English.
  • Healthy enough for moderate exercise, with a doctor's approval if needed.
  • Will live in the community during the study and have reliable transportation.
  • Have a safe space at home or in a residential area for exercise, at least 6 feet by 6 feet.
  • Have done less than 60 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week and no strength training for the past 3 months.
  • Have memory concerns, with a score of at least 15 on the Cognitive Change Index survey.

Who can't join

  • Have a brain or nerve disorder, such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or stroke; or had a stroke or nerve damage in the past 6 months.
  • Have a condition that makes exercise unsafe, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, joint problems, diabetes, or problems with how the body uses energy; or are receiving cancer treatment.
  • Had a hip, knee, or spine fracture or surgery in the past 6 months.
  • Cannot or will not attend exercise classes, or cannot understand the study steps.
  • Are in another exercise or fitness research study, or someone in your household is in this study.
  • Take medicine for thinking or memory problems, or meet the study's cutoff for thinking or memory problems or clinical depression.
  • Regularly drink more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week or currently use illegal drugs.
  • Have hearing or vision problems that have not been corrected.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults at least 65 years old. * Ambulatory/capable of walking without pain or the use of assisted walking devices. * Able to speak and read English. * Healthy enough to exercise at moderate intensity with or without medical clearance by a primary care physician. * Living in the community for the duration of the study. * Having a reliable means of transportation. * Having a safe place at home or a residential area (at least 6 feet by 6 feet of open space) for unsupervised exercise training. * Being low-active (\< 60 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and no strength training for the last 3 months). * Having SCC, defined by the Cognitive Change Index (CCI) ≥ 15. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent diagnosis of neurological disorder (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.). * Known exercise contraindications (uncontrolled hypertension, joint problems, diabetes, metabolic conditions etc.). * Current cancer treatment. * Stroke or neural impairment in the past 6 months. * Hip/knee/spinal fracture or surgery in the past 6 months. * Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes. * Currently participating in any other physical activity or fitness-related research study. * Use of medication for cognitive impairment. * Regularly drink \> 14 alcoholic beverages a week or current illicit drug use. * Meet the threshold for cognitive impairment. * Meet the threshold for clinical depression. * Uncorrected hearing or visual impairments. * Unable to understand the study procedures. * One of the household members is participating in this study.

Study sites (2)

GA

NC